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Taxonomy
Otozoum minus was named by Lull (1915). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is YPM 2046, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Horse Race Quarry, Gill, which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian terrestrial sandstone/shale in the Portland Formation of Massachusetts.
It was synonymized subjectively with Otozoum moodii by Rainforth (2003).
It was synonymized subjectively with Otozoum moodii by Rainforth (2003).
Synonymy list
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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.
†Otozoum minus Lull 1915
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Source: infrao = infraorder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Norman and Weishampel 1991, Carroll 1988 |
Age range: base of the Norian to the top of the Sinemurian or 228.00000 to 190.80000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Norian | USA (Pennsylvania) | Otozoum minus (55414) | |
Hettangian - Sinemurian | USA (Massachusetts) | Otozoum minus (type locality: 52985) |