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Elliptocephala laxocules
Taxonomy
Olenellus laxocules was named by Fritz (1972). Its type specimen is GSC 27335, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sekwi Formation - collection 73049, which is in a Cambrian marine limestone in the Sekwi Formation of Canada.
It was recombined as Elliptocephala laxocules by Lieberman (1999).
It was recombined as Elliptocephala laxocules by Lieberman (1999).
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.
†Elliptocephala laxocules Fritz 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Dyeran or 515.30000 to 509.70000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Cambrian | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Olenellus laxocules (type locality: 156177) | |
| Dyeran | Canada (Alberta) | Olenellus laxocules (10884) |