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Mexicaprina
Taxonomy
Mexicaprina was named by Coogan (1973) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi-u K Ceno-u Sepkoski's reference number: 972]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Caprinidae by Steuber (2002); to Hippuritoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Caprinuloideidae by Skelton (2013).
It was assigned to Caprinidae by Steuber (2002); to Hippuritoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Caprinuloideidae by Skelton (2013).
Species
Synonymy list
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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. †Mexicaprina Coogan 1973
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†Mexicaprina quadrata Alencaster and Oviedo-Garcia 1998
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Albian or 106.30000 to 100.50000 Ma
Collections (9 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Albian | Mexico | M. cornuta, M. alata (64192) | |
| Albian - Cenomanian | Mexico | M. minuta, M. cornuta (74181) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | Mexico | M. alata (148386) M. cornuta, M. minuta, M. quadrata (64213) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | USA (Texas) | M. allata (187269) M. cornuta (84768) M. minuta (187271) M. quadrata (187272) | |
| Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian | Mexico (Guerrero) | M. alata (89857) |