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Ariopsis castilloensi
Taxonomy
Ariopsis castilloensi was named by Aguilera et al. (2020). Its type specimen is UNEFM-PF-0396, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cerro La Cruz (Castillo Formation), Lara, which is in a Burdigalian shallow subtidal marl in the Castillo Formation of Venezuela.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2020 | Ariopsis castilloensi Aguilera et al. figs. Fig. 3 |
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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.
†Ariopsis castilloensi Aguilera et al. 2020
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Burdigalian or 20.45000 to 15.98000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Burdigalian | Venezuela (Falcon) | Ariopsis castilloensi (type locality: 43063) |