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Kirutherium paititiensis
Taxonomy
Kirutherium paititiensis 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. It is the type species of Kirutherium.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2004 | Kirutherium paititiensis 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.
†Kirutherium paititiensis Goin and Candela 2004
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| F. J. Goin and A. M. Candela 2004 | Kirutherium paititiensis differs from other microbiotheriids in the following features: upper molars with vestigial para- and metaconules that are elongate and partially fused with pre- and postprotocrista, respectively; trigon basin very deep, having its lingual face divided by two labiolingually oriented grooves; postmetacrista poorly developed. |
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Clemens 1979, Hopson 1973 | |||||