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Taxonomy
Waslamys attiai was named by Sallam et al. (2009). Its type specimen is CGM 83690, a maxilla, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Birket Qarun 2, which is in a Priabonian channel sandstone in the Birket Qarun Formation of Egypt.
It was recombined as Protophiomys attiai by Coster et al. (2012).
It was recombined as Protophiomys attiai by Coster et al. (2012).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2009 | Waslamys attiai Sallam et al. |
| 2012 | Protophiomys attiai Coster et al. |
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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.
†Protophiomys attiai Sallam et al. 2009
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Priabonian | Egypt | Waslamys attiai (type locality: 67706) |