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Taxonomy
Mongolopala was named by Ziegler et al. (2007). Its type is Mongolopala tathue.
It was assigned to Talpidae by Ziegler et al. (2007).
It was assigned to Talpidae by Ziegler et al. (2007).
Species
M. tathue (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2007 | Mongolopala Ziegler et al. p. 138 |
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| R. Ziegler et al. 2007 | Mandible with distal foramen mentale below hypoflexid of m1. Lower molars with crista obliqua ascending relatively high but ending well below tip of metaconid, with a relatively wide lingual talonid opening, and with discontinuous labial cingulids. Upper molars with weakly divided mesostyle, weak or lacking distal cingulum, well-developed protoconule and less individualized metaconule. Lingual cusps with an extensive lingual slope and a common completely rounded lingual basis without any emarginations or prominences. M2 with short post-metacone-crest. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Oligocene or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Oligocene | Mongolia (Övörkhangai) | M. tathue (75595 187301) |