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Lentisaurus giganteus
Taxonomy
Lentisaurus giganteus was named by Alifanov (2009). Its type specimen is PIN 3107/226, a maxilla (left maxilla), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Khaichin Ula II [SMPE], which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Khaychin Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Lentisaurus.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2009 | Lentisaurus giganteus Alifanov p. 680 figs. Pl 10, 2a-e |
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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.
†Lentisaurus giganteus Alifanov 2009
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Middle Eocene or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Eocene | Mongolia (Ovorhangai) | Lentisaurus giganteus (type locality: 93596) |