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Orthaspidotherium edwardsi
Taxonomy
Orthaspidotherium edwardsi was named by Lemoine (1885). Its type specimen is MNHN CRL 567, a mandible (right fragmentary hemimandible with p4-m3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mont Berru, which is in a Thanetian fluvial conglomerate in the Sables de Bracheux Formation of France. It is the type species of Orthaspidotherium.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1885 | Orthaspidotherium edwardsi Lemoine |
| 2010 | Orthaspidotherium edwardsi Ladevèze et al. p. 1560 |
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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.
†Orthaspidotherium edwardsi Lemoine 1885
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
Age range: Thanetian or 59.24000 to 56.00000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thanetian | France (Champagne-Ardenne) | Orthaspidotherium edwardsi (type locality: 68428 137125) | |
| Thanetian - Early/Lower Eocene | France (Marne) | Orthaspidotherium edwardsi (133367) |