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Taxonomy
Downsimys margolesi was named by Flynn et al. (1986). Its type specimen is GSP 8407, a tooth (P4 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. It is the type species of Downsimys.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1986 | Downsimys margolesi Flynn et al. p. 40 |
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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.
†Downsimys margolesi Flynn et al. 1986
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| L.J. Flynn et al. 1986 | Small rodent with unilaterally hypsodont, cylindrical cheek teeth; high border with continuous ectoloph and wall joining lingual portions of protocone and hypocone; indistinct cusps incorporated into four transverse lophs. |
Measurements
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| Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Oligocene or 33.90000 to 28.40000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Oligocene | Pakistan (Baluchistan) | Downsimys margolesi (type locality: 79009) |