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Taxonomy
Yunoscaptor was named by Storch and Qiu (1991). Its type is Yunoscaptor scalprum.
It was assigned to Talpinae by Storch and Qiu (1991).
It was assigned to Talpinae by Storch and Qiu (1991).
Species
Y. scalprum (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1991 | Yunoscaptor Storch and Qiu p. 615 |
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| G. Storch and Z. Qiu 1991 | Rather small mole with moderate fossorial specializations. Lower dental formula 13, c1 p3, m3 (the lost tooth is arbitrarily called p1). i1 distinctly enlarged, chisel-shaped and procumbent. i1-p2 single rooted, p3-p4 double-rooted; p2-p4 graded in size. P4 with small but distinct protocone. Molars mesodont. Crista obliqua extends to well-developed metastylid on m2-3; talonid lingually closed on m2-3 but open on m1; protoconid and hypoconid on m1-3 angulate; postcingulids on m1-3 lacking and ectocingulids reduced. Mesostyles on M1-3 undivided; para- and metacingula on M2-3 reduced; conuli on M1-3 at most weakly developed. Antemolar region of lower jaw rather long. Head of humerus directed mediodistally, teres tubercle long, pectoral ridge terminates laterally, and 'scalopine-ridge' prominent. |
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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991 | |||||