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Palaeoctodon simplicidens
Taxonomy
Palaeoctodon simplicidens was named by Rovereto (1914). Its type specimen is MACN 8576 (m3) and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Palaeoctodon.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1914 | Palaeoctodon simplicidens Rovereto p. 221 figs. Fig. 90 |
| 1988 | Palaeoctodon simplicidens Montalvo and Casadio p. 112 figs. 1-3 |
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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.
†Palaeoctodon simplicidens Rovereto 1914
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| Mandible at m1 height | 2 | 7.30 | 7.20 | 7.40 | 7.30 | 0.141 |
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Huayquerian or 8.00000 to 5.00000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huayquerian | Argentina (La Pampa) | Palaeoctodon simplicidens (140925 152066) |