Macrodon truncatus Walcott, 1884
Original source
Walcott (1884): 243, pl. 8 fig. 2.
Type stratum and age
“Lower portion of Lower Carboniferous limestone”; Mississippian, Carboniferous (Bailey 2021).
Type locality
“ East slope of a small conical hill, on the east side of Secret-cañon-roas Cañon, Eureka, District, Nevada ”, United States of America.
Type material
Walcott mentioned only a single specimen. The syntype (probably holotype by monotypy, coll. no. USNM PAL 14382) is stored at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Paleobiology Collection, Washington, D.C. (see also Schuchert 1905).
Remarks
Not found in the literature after the original description.
Publication Date: 2026-06-04