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Taxonomy
Orthoscincus malperiensis was named by Augé (2005). Its type specimen is USTL MAL 601 (right dentary) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Malperie, which is in a Priabonian karst phosphorite in the Perrière Formation of France. It is the type species of Orthoscincus.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2005 | Orthoscincus malperiensis Augé p. 166 fig. 112 |
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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.
†Orthoscincus malperiensis Augé 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979 |
Age range: Priabonian or 38.00000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Priabonian | France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) | Orthoscincus malperiensis (type locality: 12849) |