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Spalacotheroides
Taxonomy
Spalacotheroides was named by Patterson (1955). Its type is Spalacotheroides bridwelli.
It was considered a nomen dubium by Cifelli et al. (2000).
It was assigned to Spalacotheriida by Prothero (1981); to Spalacotheriidae by Patterson (1955), Patterson (1956), Cassiliano and Clemens (1979), McKenna and Bell (1997), Li and Luo (2006); and to Spalacolestinae by Cifelli and Madsen (1999), Averianov (2002), Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004), Han and Meng (2016).
It was considered a nomen dubium by Cifelli et al. (2000).
It was assigned to Spalacotheriida by Prothero (1981); to Spalacotheriidae by Patterson (1955), Patterson (1956), Cassiliano and Clemens (1979), McKenna and Bell (1997), Li and Luo (2006); and to Spalacolestinae by Cifelli and Madsen (1999), Averianov (2002), Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004), Han and Meng (2016).
Species
S. bridwelli (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1955 | Spalacotheroides Patterson |
| 1956 | Spalacotheroides Patterson p. 10 |
| 1979 | Spalacotheroides Cassiliano and Clemens p. 151 |
| 1981 | Spalacotheroides Prothero p. 320 |
| 1997 | Spalacotheroides McKenna and Bell |
| 1999 | Spalacotheroides Cifelli and Madsen pp. 174-179 |
| 2002 | Spalacotheroides Averianov p. 714 |
| 2004 | Spalacotheroides Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 345, 369-370 fig. 9.10E |
| 2006 | Spalacotheroides Li and Luo p. 197 |
| 2016 | Spalacotheroides Han and Meng |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Luo et al. 2003 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 119.57000 to 110.10000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian | USA (Texas) | S. bridwelli (14388) |