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Sipalocyon obusta
Taxonomy
Protoproviverra obusta was named by Ameghino (1891). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cerro Observatorio, which is in a Santacrucian terrestrial horizon in the Santa Cruz Formation of Argentina.
It was recombined as Amphiproviverra obusta by Ameghino (1894); it was misspelled as Thylacodictis robusta by Simpson (1930); it was recombined as Sipalocyon obusta by Marshall (1981).
It was recombined as Amphiproviverra obusta by Ameghino (1894); it was misspelled as Thylacodictis robusta by Simpson (1930); it was recombined as Sipalocyon obusta by Marshall (1981).
Synonymy list
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Sipalocyon obusta Ameghino 1891
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Clemens 1979, Goin 1997, Lillegraven 1979 |
Age range: Santacrucian or 17.50000 to 16.30000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Santacrucian | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Protoproviverra obusta (176570) |