Macrodon obsoletus Meek 1871

Abstract

Macrodon obsoletus Meek, 1871 Original source Meek (1871): 71. Type stratum and age “Lower coal measures”; Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation, Moskovian, Pennsylvanian, Carboniferous. Type locality “Mongongalia County, W. Va.” [Mongongalia County, West Virginia], United States of America. Type material Syntypes (coll. no. USNM PAL 7588) are stored at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Paleobiology Collection, Washington, D.C. (see also Schuchert 1905). Remarks Placed in Parallelodon by several authors (e.g., Girty 1909a; Morningstar 1922; Hoare 1961; Hoare et al. 1979).

Authors 3

1. Julia C. Friedel

   University of Cologne

   Affiliation as printed

   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

   Affiliation as printed

   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

   Affiliation as printed

   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