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Scarrittia robusta
Taxonomy
Scarrittia robusta was named by Ubilla et al. (1994). Its type specimen is FC-DPV-661, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Paso del Cuello, which is in a Deseadan fluvial sandstone in the Fray Bentos Formation of Uruguay.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1994 | Scarrittia robusta Ubilla et al. p. 98 fig. 3 |
| 2005 | Scarrittia robusta Shockey |
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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.
†Scarrittia robusta Ubilla et al. 1994
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| M. Ubilla et al. 1994 | Leontiniid notoungulate of great size, about the same of Scarrittia canquelensis. Scarrittia robusta can be distinguished from S. canquelensis by subparallel and thicker mandibular rami and lo~ pr~cumbent lower incisors. |
Measurements
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| References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, MacFadden et al. 1996, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||