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Nuciruptor
Taxonomy
Nuciruptor was named by Meldrum and Kay (1997) [Etymology. Derived from the Latin nuci-, combining form denoting ‘‘nut’’ and ruptor denoting ‘‘break,’’suggesting the apparent adaptation for seed predation or nut-breaking.]. Its type is Nuciruptor rubricae. It was considered monophyletic by Meldrum and Kay (1997).
It was assigned to Pitheciini by Meldrum and Kay (1997).
It was assigned to Pitheciini by Meldrum and Kay (1997).
Species
N. rubricae (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Nuciruptor Meldrum and Kay |
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| D. J. Meldrum and R. F. Kay 1997 | As for the type and only species |
Measurements
| part | N | mean | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acetabulum diameter | 1 | 12.0 | |||||
| Depth at p2 height | 1 | 13.0 | |||||
| Lower c1 height | 1 | 6.46 | |||||
| Lower i1 height | 1 | 5.92 | |||||
| Lower m1 height | 1 | 2.60 | |||||
| Lower m2 height | 1 | 2.50 | |||||
| Lower p2 height | 1 | 3.82 | |||||
| Lower p3 height | 1 | 3.04 | |||||
| Lower p4 height | 1 | 2.78 |
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| Source: s = species, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Meldrum and Kay 1997, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||