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Paradictyoolithus zhuangqianensis
Taxonomy
Paradictyoolithus zhuangqianensis was named by Wang et al. (2012). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is TTM18, an egg (nest with 3 eggs), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Zhuangqian, Tiantai, which is in a Cenomanian/Turonian terrestrial horizon in the Chichengshan Formation of China. It is the type species of Paradictyoolithus.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2012 | Paradictyoolithus zhuangqianensis Wang et al. p. 404 |
| 2013 | Paradictyoolithus zhuangqianensis Wang et al. p. 46 |
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†Paradictyoolithus zhuangqianensis Wang et al. 2012
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| Q. Wang et al. 2013 | Eggshell composed of three or four superimposed shell units with a reticulate organization. Shell units connect to each other, forming a honeycomb-like structure in tangential section through the middle part of the eggshell. |
Measurements
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| Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Turonian or 99.60000 to 89.80000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Cenomanian - Turonian | China (Zhejiang) | Paradictyoolithus zhuangqianensis (type locality: 204761) |