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Nesodon taweretus
Taxonomy
Nesodon taweretus was named by Forasiepi et al. (2015). Its type specimen is MHNSR-PV 1004, a skull (mostly complete skull with right M1–M3 badly preserved and remains of the left molars. Alveoli of the remaining teeth are preserved, but the area of I1 is damag), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Arroyo Seco de la Frazada (Lower Section), which is in a Colhuehuapian terrestrial sandstone in the Aisol Formation of Argentina.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2015 | Nesodon taweretus Forasiepi et al. figs. 3-9 |
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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.
†Nesodon taweretus Forasiepi et al. 2015
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Vizcaíno et al. 2010, Ji et al. 2002, MacFadden et al. 1996, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
Age range: Colhuehuapian or 21.00000 to 17.50000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Colhuehuapian | Argentina (Mendoza) | Nesodon taweretus (198588) Nesodontinae indet. (type locality: 189519) |