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Elkemys australis
Taxonomy
Mongolemys australis was named by Yeh (1974). Its type specimen is IVPP V3107, a partial shell (Posterior 2/3 of the shell), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chishapai, Hokou (IVPP Loc. 63084), which is in a Paleocene terrestrial horizon in the Shanghu Formation of China.
It was recombined as Elkemys australis by Danilov (1999), Sukhanov (2000), Brinkman et al. (2008) and Danilov et al. (2012).
It was recombined as Elkemys australis by Danilov (1999), Sukhanov (2000), Brinkman et al. (2008) and Danilov et al. (2012).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1974 | Mongolemys australis Yeh |
| 1999 | Elkemys australis Danilov p. 66 |
| 2000 | Elkemys australis Sukhanov p. 354 |
| 2008 | Elkemys australis Brinkman et al. p. 76 |
| 2012 | Elkemys australis Danilov et al. |
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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.
†Elkemys australis Yeh 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Uetz 2005, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Paleocene or 66.00000 to 61.70000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Paleocene | China (Guangdong) | Mongolemys australis (type locality: 140378) |