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Toyotamaphimeia machikanensis
Taxonomy
Tomistoma machikanense was named by Kobatake et al. (1965). Its type specimen is MOUF00001, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Osaka University, Machikaneyama, which is in a Pleistocene mire/swamp claystone in the Ibaraki Formation of Japan.
It was recombined as Toyotamaphimeia machikanensis by Aoki (1983) and Kobayashi et al. (2006).
It was recombined as Toyotamaphimeia machikanensis by Aoki (1983) and Kobayashi et al. (2006).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1965 | Tomistoma machikanense Kobatake et al. |
| 1983 | Toyotamaphimeia machikanensis Aoki |
| 2006 | Toyotamaphimeia machikanensis Kobayashi 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.
†Toyotamaphimeia machikanensis Kobatake et al. 1965
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Benton 1983, Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Middle Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.12900 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Pleistocene | Japan (Osaka) | Tomistoma machikanense (type locality: 143552) Tomistominae indet. (143884) |