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Libysiren sickenbergi
Taxonomy
Libysiren sickenbergi was named by Domning et al. (2017) [Libysiren sickenbergi “Heal, 1973”: Zalmout and Gingerich, 2012:7. (Nomen nudum.)]. Its type specimen is NHMUK M45675a–g, a partial skeleton (cranium, mandible, atlas, anterior thoracic vertebra, and three rib fragments), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bu el Haderait, which is in a Lutetian carbonate limestone in the Wadi Thamit Formation of Libya. It is the type species of Libysiren.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2017 | Libysiren sickenbergi Domning et al. pp. e1299158-2 figs. Figs. 1-15 |
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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.
†Libysiren sickenbergi Domning et al. 2017
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Domning 1979, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||