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Procoptodon mccoyi
Taxonomy
Procoptodon mccoyi was named by Turnbull et al. (1992). Its type specimen is NMV P23271 / P23272, a mandible (left and right adult dentaries), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Limburner's Point (Geelong), which is in a Pleistocene/Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Australia.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1992 | Procoptodon mccoyi Turnbull 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.
†Procoptodon mccoyi Turnbull et al. 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Lillegraven 1979, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Clemens 1979 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.12900 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene | Australia (Victoria) | Procoptodon mccoyi (type locality: 136779) |