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Matiamys elegans
Taxonomy
Matiamys elegans was named by Vucetich (1984). Its type specimen is MACN 14.565, a partial skull (craneo casi completo con toda la dentadura pero sin las arcadas cigomaticas), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pilcaniyeu Viejo, which is in a Colloncuran terrestrial horizon in the Collón Cura Formation of Argentina.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1984 | Matiamys elegans Vucetich figs. IIf-h |
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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.
†Matiamys elegans Vucetich 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Colloncuran or 15.50000 to 13.80000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Colloncuran | Argentina (Rio Negro) | Matiamys elegans (type locality: 61265) |