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Suborder:
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Anarcestina 
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Superfamily:
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Anarcestoidea 
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Family:
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Anarcestidae 
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Subfamily:
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Anarcestinae 
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Genus:
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Anarcestes 
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Species:
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praecursor | 
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Qualifier:
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ss | 
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Author:
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	Frech 1897,p.169	 
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Lower Boundary:
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LD4A--LD4B:G.grac.--Latanar. noeggerati, 401.6 million years
 
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Upper Boundary:
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MD1B F.platypleura Zone base     [00,20], 397 million years
 
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