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Protopassalus
Taxonomy
Protopassalus was named by Santos et al. (2020). Its type is Protopassalus araripensis. It is the type genus of Protopassalini.
It was assigned to Protopassalini by Santos et al. (2020); and to Polyphaga by Batelka et al. (2025).
It was assigned to Protopassalini by Santos et al. (2020); and to Polyphaga by Batelka et al. (2025).
Species
P. araripensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2020 | Protopassalus Santos et al. |
| 2025 | Protopassalus Batelka et al. p. 11 |
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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.
G. †Protopassalus Santos et al. 2020
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†Protopassalus araripensis Santos et al. 2020
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 119.57000 to 113.20000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceará) | P. araripensis (123013) |