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Praolestes nanus
Taxonomy
Praolestes nanus was named by Matthew et al. (1929). Its type specimen is AMNH 21718, 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 Praolestes.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1929 | Praolestes nanus Matthew 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.
†Praolestes nanus Matthew et al. 1929
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hooker 2001 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Paleocene or 59.24000 to 56.00000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Paleocene | Mongolia (Omngov) | Praolestes nanus (type locality: 133403) | |
| Late/Upper Paleocene | Mongolia (Omnogov) | Praolestes nanus (37008) |