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Pyropsis proxima
Taxonomy
Pyropsis proxima was named by Wade (1926) [m. kosnik taxon no: 3031]. Its type locality is Dave Weeks place, Coon Creek, which is in a Campanian coastal sandstone in the Ripley Formation of Tennessee.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1926 | Pyropsis proxima Wade |
2011 | Pyropsis proxima Squires p. 1203 |
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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.
†Pyropsis proxima Wade 1926
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Reference: Kiessling 2004 |
Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 72.10000 to 70.60000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Tennessee) | Pyropsis proxima (type locality: 88357) | |
Middle Campanian | USA (Texas) | Pyropsis proxima (3605 3607 3632) | |
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | USA (Tennessee) | Pyropsis proxima (7515) | |
Maastrichtian | USA (Tennessee) | Pyropsis proxima (205445) |