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Lophochelys venatrix
Taxonomy
Lophochelys venatrix was named by Zangerl (1953). Its type specimen is CNHM P27355, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Moore Brothers Farm, which is in a Santonian/Campanian carbonate limestone in Alabama.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1953 | Lophochelys venatrix Zangerl pp. 224-226 figs. Figs. 95-97 |
| 1981 | Lophochelys venatrix Thurmond and Jones p. 130 |
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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.
†Lophochelys venatrix Zangerl 1953
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 85.80000 to 70.60000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian | USA (Alabama) | Lophochelys venatrix (type locality: 81927 81933) |