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Perulestes fraileyi
Taxonomy
Perulestes fraileyi was named by Goin and Candela (2004) [n. sp. ]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Santa Rosa (LACM Loc. 6289), which is in a Rupelian terrestrial mudstone/sandstone in the Yahuarango Formation of Peru.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2004 | Perulestes fraileyi Goin and Candela |
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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.
†Perulestes fraileyi Goin and Candela 2004
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| F. J. Goin and A. M. Candela 2004 | Perulestes fraileyi sp. nov. differs from the type species of the genus by its larger size, and in having lower molars with hypoconulid better developed and more prominent posteriorly, and upper molars with metacone positioned more posteriorly with respect to StD. |
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Lillegraven 1979, Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988, Clemens 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991 | |||||