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Ceratodus americanus
Taxonomy
Ceratodus americanus was named by Knight (1898). Its type specimen is UWM 2001b, a tooth (left mandibular tooth), and it is a 3D body fossil.
It was synonymized subjectively with Ceratodus guentheri by Kirkland (1987).
It was synonymized subjectively with Ceratodus guentheri by Kirkland (1987).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
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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.
†Ceratodus americanus Knight 1898
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 122.46000 to 109.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian | USA (Texas) | Ceratodus americanus (14375) |