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Microbiotherium acicula
Taxonomy
Prodidelphys acicula was named by Ameghino (1891). Its type specimen is MACN 5735, a mandible (a fragment of a right mandibular ramus with alveoli of i1-4 and m2, and c-m1 complete), and 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 Microbiotherium acicula by Marshall (1982) and Abello et al. (2012).
It was recombined as Microbiotherium acicula by Marshall (1982) and Abello et al. (2012).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1891 | Prodidelphys acicula Ameghino p. 24 |
1891 | Prodidelphys pavita Ameghino p. 24 |
1891 | Prodidelphys obtusa Ameghino p. 25 |
1894 | Prodidelphys acicula Ameghino p. 105 |
1894 | Prodidelphys obtusa Ameghino p. 105 |
1894 | Prodidelphys pavita Ameghino p. 105 |
1982 | Microbiotherium acicula Marshall |
2012 | Microbiotherium acicula Abello et al. |
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†Microbiotherium acicula Ameghino 1891
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Invalid names: Prodidelphys obtusa Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Prodidelphys pavita Ameghino 1891 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available