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Chasicotatus peiranoi
Taxonomy
Chasicotatus peiranoi was named by Esteban and Nasif (1996). Its type specimen is PVL 4796, an osteoderm (77 placas fijas, cinco móviles completas, once móviles sin la tecla y numerosos fragmentos de ambas; todas correspondientes a un mismo ejemplar.), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Northern region of Cajon Valley, which is in a Huayquerian terrestrial horizon in the El Morterito Formation of Argentina.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1996 | Chasicotatus peiranoi Esteban and Nasif |
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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.
†Chasicotatus peiranoi Esteban and Nasif 1996
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Huayquerian or 7.24600 to 5.00000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huayquerian | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | Chasicotatus peiranoi (61299) | |
| Huayquerian | Argentina (Catamarca) | Chasicotatus peiranoi (198547 type locality: 204641) | |
| Messinian - Zanclean | Argentina (La Rioja) | Chasicotatus peiranoi (157303) |