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Miorhynchocyon
Taxonomy
Miorhynchocyon was named by Butler (1984). It is not extant. Its type is Miorhynchocyon clarki.
It was assigned to Rhynchocyoninae by Butler (1984); to Macroscelididae by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Rhynchocyonidae by Senut and Pickford (2021).
It was assigned to Rhynchocyoninae by Butler (1984); to Macroscelididae by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Rhynchocyonidae by Senut and Pickford (2021).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1984 | Miorhynchocyon Butler |
| 1997 | Miorhynchocyon McKenna and Bell |
| 2021 | Miorhynchocyon Senut and Pickford |
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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.
G. †Miorhynchocyon Butler 1984
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†Miorhynchocyon clarki Butler and Hopwood 1957
†Miorhynchocyon gariepensis Senut 2003
†Miorhynchocyon meswae Butler 1984
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| P. M. Butler 1984 | Differing form Rhynchocyon as follows:-Oblique crest (anterior hypoconid crest) on lower molariform teeth ends midway between protoconid and metaconid, instead of joining the metaconid; metastylid absent on dP/4 and M/1; paraconid of P/4 and M/1 higher and more lingually situated; cheek teeth more brachydont; anterior margin of ascending ramus more upright. The skull, known only in M. clarki, has primitive characters (Butler & Hopwood 1957). |