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Byzantinia nikosi
Taxonomy
Byzantinia nikosi was named by de Bruijn (1976). Its type specimen is IVAU BI 170, a tooth (M3 sup. dext.), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Biodrak, which is in a Vallesian lacustrine lignite in Greece.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1976 | Byzantinia nikosi de Bruijn p. 365 |
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†Byzantinia nikosi de Bruijn 1976
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| H. de Bruijn 1976 | A Byzantinia species of medium size with low-crowned cheek teeth. Ectolophs of M1, M2 and M3 complete. The metacone of M1, M2, and M3 not completely incorporated in the posteroloph. The M3 is not elongated posteriorly. The M3 has a complete ectoloph and a shallow narrow sinus. |
Measurements
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| Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Vallesian or 11.63000 to 8.72500 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vallesian | Türkiye (Çanakkale) | Byzantinia nikosi (64695) | |
| Vallesian | Greece (Euboea) | Byzantinia nikosi (207010) | |
| Vallesian | Greece (Biotia) | Byzantinia nikosi (type locality: 205342) |