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Palorchestes azael
Taxonomy
Palorchestes azael was named by Owen (1874). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Palorchestes.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1874 | Palorchestes azael Owen p. 797 |
| 1894 | Palorchestes azael Lydekker p. 251 |
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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.
†Palorchestes azael Owen 1874
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Clemens 1979 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 23.04000 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (9 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Miocene | Australia (Tasmania) | Palorchestes azael (181316) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (Victoria) | Palorchestes azael (136474) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Palorchestes azael (136073) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (Queensland) | Palorchestes azael (144179) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (Queensland) | Palorchestes azael (136730) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (Queensland) | Varanidae indet. (143748) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (Victoria) | Palorchestes azael (182001 236496) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (Tasmania) | Palorchestes azael (182960) |