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Rayanistes afer
Taxonomy
Rayanistes afer was named by Bebej et al. (2015). Its type specimen is CGM 42190, a partial skeleton (lumbar vertebra; partially preserved sacrum; well preserved caudal vertebra; left innominate preserving the ilium, ischium, and acetabulum; and a nearly complet), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Qusour el Arab, which is in a Lutetian coastal shale in the Midawara Formation of Egypt. It is the type species of Rayanistes.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2015 | Rayanistes afer Bebej et al. p. 884 figs. Figures 3.1–3.2, 3.5–3.6, 3.9–3.11, 4.1, 5.1, 6.1–6.2 |
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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.
†Rayanistes afer Bebej et al. 2015
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Reference: Uhen 2004 | |||||