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Macroelongatoolithus zhangi
Taxonomy
Macroelongatoolithus zhangi was named by Fang et al. (2000). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Zhe-4-2 (slice), an egg, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shuantang 1, Tiantai (Chichengshan Fm.), which is in a Cenomanian/Turonian terrestrial siliciclastic in the Chichengshan Formation of China.
It was synonymized subjectively with Macroelongatoolithus xixiaensis by Wang et al. (2012); it was synonymized subjectively with Macroelongatoolithus carlylei by Simon et al. (2019).
It was synonymized subjectively with Macroelongatoolithus xixiaensis by Wang et al. (2012); it was synonymized subjectively with Macroelongatoolithus carlylei by Simon et al. (2019).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2000 | Macroelongatoolithus zhangi Fang et al. p. 108 |
| 2003 | Macroelongatoolithus zhangi Fang et al. p. 517 |
| 2007 | Macroelongatoolithus zhangi Jin et al. p. 82 |
| 2011 | Macroelongatoolithus zhangi Kim et al. p. 18 |
| 2014 | Macroelongatoolithus zhangi Huh et al. p. 220 |
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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.
†Macroelongatoolithus zhangi Fang et al. 2000
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Turonian or 99.60000 to 89.80000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Cenomanian - Turonian | China (Zhejiang) | Macroelongatoolithus zhangi (type locality: 86426 204720) |