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Taxonomy
Katifelis nightingalei was named by Adrian et al. (2018) [zoobank.org/2B768C24-A422-4DAE-89B5-2C4E6583EFF5]. Its type specimen is KNM-WK17133, a mandible (left mandible w p4-m1), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kalodirr, west of Lake Turkana, which is in a Burdigalian channel horizon in the Lothidok Formation of Kenya. It is the type species of Katifelis.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2018 | Katifelis nightingalei Adrian et al. p. 10 fig. 7 |
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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.
†Katifelis nightingalei Adrian et al. 2018
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Burdigalian or 20.44000 to 15.97000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Burdigalian | Kenya | Katifelis nightingalei (type locality: 38060) |