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Turkanemys pattersoni
Taxonomy
Turkanemys pattersoni was named by Wood (2003). Its type specimen is KNM-LT 569, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Turkanemys.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2003 | Turkanemys pattersoni Wood |
| 2011 | Turkanemys pattersoni Gaffney 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.
†Turkanemys pattersoni Wood 2003
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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 | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Uetz 2005, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 7.24600 to 3.60000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tortonian - Messinian | Kenya | Turkanemys pattersoni (22241) | |
| Messinian - Zanclean | Kenya | Turkanemys pattersoni (22242) | |
| Messinian - Piacenzian | Kenya | Turkanemys pattersoni (22237) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Kenya | Turkanemys pattersoni (232486) | |
| Zanclean - Piacenzian | Kenya | Turkanemys pattersoni (22235 22239) |