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type locality
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type locality
n.
1. Biology The place or source where a holotype or type specimen was found.
2. Geology The place or region in which a rock, series of rock, or formation is typically exposed.

type locality
1. The place or source where a holotype or type species was first found and recognized.
2. The place or region chosen as a standard of reference when describing a type of mineral, rock, series of rocks, or formation. The type locality is the place where that particular type occurs in its most classic form.


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According to Huber (1991), the three nominal species would have near type localities, but in fact the type locality of R.
Herein, new taxa are diagnosed, types are designated, and type localities and horizons as well as repositories of collections are indicated.
 
 
 
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