Sufia paradoxa Prantl & Ruzicka 1955

Abstract

Sufia paradoxa Prantl & Růžička, 1955 Original source Prantl & Růžička (1955a): 304 [Czech], 310 [Russian], 314 [English], pl. 1 figs 1–3; genus originally as Šufia. Type stratum and age “Choteč Limestones - gγ2, Middle Devonian”. Type locality “Holyně, west of Prague, Bohemia ”, Czech Republic. Type material The holotype, the only specimen, is damaged and incomplete. No information of storage provided. Remarks Prantl & Růžička (1955a) provided a detailed description and already discussed similarities with Parallelodon. Newell (1969: 256) tentatively synonymised Sufia with Parallelodon. Amler & Friedel (2025) discussed cyrtodontid or parallelodontid affinities.

Authors 3

1. Julia C. Friedel

   University of Cologne

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   Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Str. 49 a, 50674 Cologne, Germany

2. Thomas A. Neubauer Aachen Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

   Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München · Bavarian Natural History Collections · Naturalis Biodiversity Center · Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie

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   SNSB - Bavarian State Collection for Palaeontology and Geology, Richard-Wagner-Strasse 10, 80333 Munich, Germany. & Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Palaeontology & Geobiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Richard-Wagner-Str. 10, 80333 Munich, Germany. & Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR Leiden, The Netherlands

3. Michael R. W. Amler

   University of Cologne · Philipps University of Marburg

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   Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Str. 49 a, 50674 Cologne, Germany. & Department of Geography, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Deutschhausstr. 10, 35032 Marburg, Germany