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Hesperopetes
Taxonomy
Hesperopetes was named by Emry and Korth (2007). Its type is Hesperopetes thoringtoni.
It was assigned to Sciuridae by Emry and Korth (2007), Korth (2014), Korth et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Sciuridae by Emry and Korth (2007), Korth (2014), Korth et al. (2022).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Hesperopetes Emry and Korth p. 694 |
| 2014 | Hesperopetes Korth p. 381 |
| 2022 | Hesperopetes Korth et al. |
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G. †Hesperopetes Emry and Korth 2007
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†Hesperopetes blacki Emry and Korth 2007
†Hesperopetes jamesi Emry and Korth 2007
†Hesperopetes thoringtoni Emry and Korth 2007
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| R. J. Emry and W. W. Korth 2007 | Small sciurid; enamel surface of cheek teeth crenulated; conules greatly reduced or lacking on upper molars; mesostyle isolated on upper molars; protoloph and metaloph nearly parallel on upper molars; M3 lacking metaloph; lower cheek teeth lack hypolophid; m1 and m2 with small, circular enclosed trigonid; anteroconid very small or lacking on lower molars; mesoconid and entoconid distinct cusps on the lower molars. |