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Maastrichtiocaris rostratus
Taxonomy
Maastrichtiocaris rostratus was named by Fraaije et al. (2003). Its type specimen is K 1399, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is ENCI Quarry (middle Meerssen Mb), which is in a Maastrichtian carbonate chalk in the Maastricht Formation of the Netherlands. It is the type species of Maastrichtiocaris.
It was corrected as Maastrichtiocaris rostrata by Schram and Koenemann (2021).
It was corrected as Maastrichtiocaris rostrata by Schram and Koenemann (2021).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2003 | Maastrichtiocaris rostratus Fraaije et al. p. 386 figs. Figure 1 |
| 2021 | Maastrichtiocaris rostrata Schram and Koenemann p. 234 |
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†Maastrichtiocaris rostratus Fraaije et al. 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Netherlands | Maastrichtiocaris rostratus (type locality: 126557) |