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Eldoradia
Taxonomy
Eldoradia was named by Resser (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm uMid-m Sepkoski's reference number: 81].
It was assigned to Ptychoparioidea by Palmer (1954); to Bolaspididae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Ptychoparioidea by Palmer (1954); to Bolaspididae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1935 | Eldoradia Resser p. 26 |
| 1954 | Eldoradia Palmer p. 76 |
| 2002 | Eldoradia Jell and Adrain p. 370 |
| 2002 | Eldoradia Sepkoski |
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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. †Eldoradia Resser 1935
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†Eldoradia dunbari Lochman 1938
†Eldoradia prospectensis Walcott 1884
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| A. R. Palmer 1954 | Cranidium subquadrate in outline; gla- bella prominent, relatively small, tapered forward, truncate anteriorly. Glabellar furrows shallow or ab- sent. Occipital furrow shallow. Frontal area nearly as long as glabella; border not distinctly differentiated from brim; brim with large median boss extending from front of glabella to border. Fixed cheeks as wide or wider than glabella. Palpebral lobes small, opposite anterior third of glabella; palpebral furrow absent. Facial sutures straight forward in front of palpebral lobes, widely divergent behind.
Free cheek, thorax, and pygidium unknown. |
Measurements
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| References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||