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Paleopsilopterus
Taxonomy
Paleopsilopterus was named by Alvarenga (1985).
It was assigned to Psilopteridae by Alvarenga (1985); and to Psilopterinae by Alvarenga and Holfing (2003), Gould and Quitmyer (2005) and Bertelli et al. (2007).
It was assigned to Psilopteridae by Alvarenga (1985); and to Psilopterinae by Alvarenga and Holfing (2003), Gould and Quitmyer (2005) and Bertelli et al. (2007).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1985 | Paleopsilopterus Alvarenga |
| 2003 | Paleopsilopterus Alvarenga and Holfing p. 84 |
| 2005 | Paleopsilopterus Gould and Quitmyer p. 205 figs. Table 2 |
| 2007 | Paleopsilopterus Bertelli et al. p. 415 figs. Table 2 |
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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.
G. †Paleopsilopterus Alvarenga 1985
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†Paleopsilopterus itaboraiensis Alvarenga 1985
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, o = order | |||||
| References: Witmer and Rose 1991, Marsh 1875 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Eocene or 55.80000 to 48.60000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Eocene | Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) | P. itaboraiensis (118314) |