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Lophochelys natatrix
Taxonomy
Lophochelys natatrix was named by Zangerl (1953). Its type specimen is CNHM PR220, a partial skeleton, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is The Pyramids, 1 mile north, which is in a Coniacian/Santonian carbonate limestone in the Niobrara Formation of Kansas. It is the type species of Lophochelys.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1953 | Lophochelys natatrix Zangerl p. 218 figs. Fig. 91 |
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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 natatrix 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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005, Bush and Bambach 2015 | |||||
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Coniacian - Santonian | USA (Kansas) | Lophochelys natatrix (type locality: 82002) |