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Xystracanthus giganteus
Taxonomy
Xystracanthus giganteus was named by Waagen (1880). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bilot, uppermost Productus Limestone, Khisor Range, which is in a Changhsingian marine limestone in the Chhidru Formation of Pakistan.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1880 | Xystracanthus giganteus Waagen p. 76 figs. Pl 7, fig 2 |
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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.
†Xystracanthus giganteus Waagen 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023 | |||||
Age range: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Changhsingian | Pakistan | Xystracanthus giganteus (type locality: 90261) |