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Yaksha perettii
Taxonomy
Yaksha perettii was named by Daza et al. (2020). It is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is Burmese amber (Peretti coll), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar. It is the type species of Yaksha.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2020 | Yaksha perettii Daza et al. p. 687 |
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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.
†Yaksha perettii Daza et al. 2020
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| J. D. Daza et al. 2020 | A genus and species of albanerpetontid distinguished by the following combination of character states: paired robust premaxillae with a dorsal boss, wide lateral lingual buttress, and elongate vertical suprapalatal pits (Fig. 3, A to C); posteriorly bifurcate parietals bounding cranial fenestrations anteriorly and medially (Fig. 3, D and E); triangular frontal with long broad-based internasal process, frontal anteroposterior length equal to maximum anteroposterior length of parietal (Fig. 3, F to H), prefrontal facets ex- tending posterior to midlength of frontal, weakly developed midventral crest, and ventrolateral crests that meet in ventral midline; medium- length parietal postorbital processes sculptured in their proximal half; separate prefrontal and lacrimal bones; nasal excluded from narial margin; trifurcate unpaired vomer; dentition showing size heterodonty anteriorly, resulting in sinuous occlusal surface; and small body size. |
Measurements
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar (Kachin) | Chamaeleonidae indet. (123113) Yaksha perettii (type locality: 215379) |