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Norosiren zazavavindrano
Taxonomy
Norosiren zazavavindrano was named by Samonds et al. (2019). Its type specimen is UA-14.139, a maxilla, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ile Makamby, which is in a Tortonian coastal marl in Madagascar. It is the type species of Norosiren.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2019 | Norosiren zazavavindrano Samonds et al. p. 6 figs. Fig. 3 |
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†Norosiren zazavavindrano Samonds et al. 2019
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| K. E. Samonds et al. 2019 | Alveolar process of maxilla dorsolaterally concave and thin dorsoventrally, but with dorsal side not pierced by apices of the cheek tooth alveoli. Zygomatic-orbital bridge short anteroposteriorly, with its dorsal surface crossed by a low, rounded, nearly transverse ridge [c. 14(2)] partly obstructing the infraorbital canal [c. 20(1)]. |
Measurements
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| References: Carroll 1988, Domning 1979, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||