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Patagosphenos wataku
Taxonomy
Patagosphenos wataku was named by Gentil et al. (2019). Its type specimen is MPCA-Pv 809, a partial skeleton (incomplete disarticulated specimen composed of fragment of right palatine, two fragmentary maxillae with teeth, right incomplete dentary, incomplete articular p), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Violante farm, which is in a Cenomanian/Turonian fluvial sandstone in the Huincul Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Patagosphenos.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2019 | Patagosphenos wataku Gentil et al. figs. 3-7 |
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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.
†Patagosphenos wataku Gentil et al. 2019
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 |
Age range: base of the Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Early/Lower Turonian or 99.60000 to 89.30000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Middle Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian | Argentina (Río Negro) | Patagosphenos wataku (type locality: 180530) |