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Taxonomy
Gerastos izius was named by Gibb and Chatterton (2010). Its type specimen is UA 13473 (complete exoskeleton) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cyphaspis horizon, Mrakib, which is in a Givetian carbonate limestone in the Bou-Dib Formation of Morocco.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2010 | Gerastos izius Gibb and Chatterton pp. 31 - 32 figs. Plate 24.1-24.11; Plate 25. 1-25.13 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Gerastos izius Gibb and Chatterton 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy 2009, Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Givetian or 388.10000 to 383.70000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Givetian | Morocco | Gerastos izius (type locality: 227241) |