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Hyracolestes ermineus
Taxonomy
Hyracolestes ermineus was named by Matthew and Granger (1925). Its type specimen is AMNH 20425, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gashato (AMNH), which is in a Paleocene terrestrial horizon in the Khashat Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Hyracolestes.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1925 | Hyracolestes ermineus Matthew and Granger |
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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.
†Hyracolestes ermineus Matthew and Granger 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002 | |||||
Age range: base of the Middle Paleocene to the top of the Late/Upper Paleocene or 61.66000 to 56.00000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Paleocene | China (Anhui) | Hyracolestes ermineus (132939) | |
| Gashatan | China (Nei Mongol) | Hyracolestes ermineus (71076) | |
| Late/Upper Paleocene | Mongolia (Omngov) | Hyracolestes ermineus (type locality: 133403) | |
| Late/Upper Paleocene | China (Nei Mongol) | Hyracolestes ermineus (133389) | |
| Late/Upper Paleocene | Mongolia (Omnogov) | Hyracolestes ermineus (37008) |