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Baluchimys ganeshapher
Taxonomy
Baluchimys ganeshapher was named by Flynn et al. (1986). Its type specimen is GSP 21342, a tooth (M2 sup. sin.), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Y-GSP 417, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Chitarwata Formation of Pakistan.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1986 | Baluchimys ganeshapher Flynn et al. p. 28 |
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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.
†Baluchimys ganeshapher Flynn et al. 1986
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| L.J. Flynn et al. 1986 | Largest known species of the genus. M2 and M3 are relatively larger than the other teeth and are 10 percent larger than those of B. barryi. |
Measurements
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| Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Oligocene or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Oligocene | Pakistan (Baluchistan) | Baluchimys ganeshapher (type locality: 79009) |