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Meridiogaleus cristatus
Taxonomy
Meridiogaleus cristatus was named by Engelbrecht et al. (2017). Its type specimen is NRM-PZ P16243, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is IAA 1/90, which is in a Ypresian estuary/bay horizon in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica. It is the type species of Meridiogaleus.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2017 | Meridiogaleus cristatus Engelbrecht et al. p. 7 figs. Figs. 4 and 5 |
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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.
†Meridiogaleus cristatus Engelbrecht et al. 2017
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023 | |||||
Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Priabonian or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ypresian | Antarctica (Seymour Island) | Meridiogaleus cristatus (176085) | |
| Ypresian | Antarctica | Meridiogaleus cristatus (type locality: 100414) | |
| Priabonian | Antarctica | Meridiogaleus cristatus (100419) |