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Gobisorex kingae
Taxonomy
Gobisorex kingae was named by Sulimski (1970). Its type specimen is Z. Pal. Mgm-III/27, a mandible (sin. with i2, m1-m3), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Tatal Gol, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Hsanda Gol Formation of Mongolia.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1970 | Gobisorex kingae Sulimski p. 66 figs. Pl. 19, fig. 8 |
| 2009 | Gobisorex kingae Bendukidze et al. p. 346 |
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†Gobisorex kingae Sulimski 1970
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| A. Sulimski 1970 | i2 large, with distinct labial cingulum. Five alveoli between i2 and m1, for 4 (?) single-cusped teeth. m1-m3 are nearly equal in length. m3 narrower than m1 and m2 with a short and narrow talonig with very weak entoconid and without hypoconulid. Talonid of m1 wider than trigonid. labial cingulum well developed, distinct under hypoconid and disappearing below protoconid. Entoconid and metaconid on m1 and m2 joined by a low metaconid-entoconid crest. Hypoconulid lacking. Metnal foramen below anterior root of m1. Post-symphyseal foramen lacking. Jaw slender, rather long in anterior part and without lower notch or swelling. Lower dental formula 2? 1? 2? 3. |
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Late/Upper Oligocene or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma
Collections (17 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Oligocene | China (Nei Mongol) | Gobisorex kingae (175386) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Mongolia (Övörkhangai) | Gobisorex kingae (175169 180959 180961 182131 187298 187301 201191) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Mongolia | Gobisorex kingae (type locality: 77772 175168) | |
| Chattian | Kazakhstan | Gobisorex kingae (64412) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | Mongolia (Övörkhangai) | Gobisorex kingae (182075 182076 182081 183914) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | Mongolia | Gobisorex kingae (75588) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | Kazakhstan (Aktyubinsk) | Gobisorex kingae (175920) |