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Taxonomy
Neocavia depressidens was named by Parodi and Kraglievich (1948). Its type specimen is MLP 46-V-13-53, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Acantilado de Monte Hermoso, which is in a Montehermosan terrestrial sandstone in the Monte Hermoso Formation of Argentina.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1948 | Neocavia depressidens Parodi and Kraglievich p. 66 fig. 1 |
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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.
†Neocavia depressidens Parodi and Kraglievich 1948
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
Age range: base of the Montehermosan to the top of the Chapadmalalan or 5.00000 to 3.00000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Montehermosan | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | Neocavia depressidens (type locality: 140627) | |
| Chapadmalalan | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | Neocavia depressidens (199156) |