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Taxonomy
Eosallamys paulacoutoi was named by Frailey and Campbell (2004) [n. sp.]. It is not extant. 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 Eosallamys.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2004 | Eosallamys paulacoutoi Frailey and Campbell, Jr |
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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.
†Eosallamys paulacoutoi Frailey and Campbell, Jr 2004
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| C. D. Frailey and K. E. Campbell 2004 | The larger of two species assigned to this genus. Posteroloph thick; metafossette heavily invaded by enamel spurs. Hypoflexus narrow, forming a hypofossette with moderate to heavy wear. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988 | |||||