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03 Mar 2023
Research article |  | 03 Mar 2023

Revisiting Early Jurassic Biscutaceae: Similiscutum giganteum sp. nov.

Samuel Mailliot, Emanuela Mattioli, Micaela Chaumeil Rodríguez, and Bernard Pittet

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Using biometric analysis, a new species, Similiscutum giganteum, has been described. Given its distinctive morphology and its stratigraphic range restricted to upper Pliensbachian and Toarcian, the potential stratigraphic use of this new species has to be explored. A method for biometry is also described in detail. This paper proves the value of biometric analysis in taxonomic description.