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Taxonomy
Aprosdokitos was named by Acosta Hospitaleche et al. (2017). Its type is Aprosdokitos mikrotero.
It was assigned to Sphenisciformes by Acosta Hospitaleche et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Sphenisciformes by Acosta Hospitaleche et al. (2017).
Species
A. mikrotero (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Aprosdokitos Acosta Hospitaleche et al. p. 29 |
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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.
G. †Aprosdokitos Acosta Hospitaleche et al. 2017
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†Aprosdokitos mikrotero Acosta Hospitaleche et al. 2017
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| C. Acosta Hospitaleche et al. 2017 | Very small humerus (ca. 50.8 mm), with diaphy- sis broader distally to the angulus preaxialis and single fos- sa tricipitalis. Condylus dorsalis humeralis larger than the ventralis, which is located over the dorsal edge. Processus flexorius narrow and ventro-distally extended, cranial end of sulcus m. scapulotricipitalis curved caudally, and completely separated from the sulcus m. humerotricipitalis by an intermediate trochlear ridge. |
Measurements
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| Source: subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
| References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875, Bush and Bambach 2015 | |||||
Age range: Priabonian or 38.00000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Priabonian | Antarctica | A. mikrotero (100413) |