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Youngetta dongshengensis
Taxonomy
Eumetabolodon dongshengensis was named by Li (1983). Its type specimen is IVPP V6073, a partial skull (right frontal, prefrontal, lacrimal, maxilla with seven teeth + right ramus of lower jaw), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wusilangou (Dongsheng Town), which is in a Triassic terrestrial horizon in the "Shihtienfeng" Formation of China.
It was recombined as Youngetta dongshengensis by Hamley et al. (2020).
It was recombined as Youngetta dongshengensis by Hamley et al. (2020).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1983 | Eumetabolodon dongshengensis Li p. 572 figs. 5-16 |
| 2020 | Youngetta dongshengensis Hamley et al. |
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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.
†Youngetta dongshengensis Li 1983
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| T. Hamley et al. 2020 | The genus can be recognized by the presence of seven long, conical, bulbous maxillary teeth. |
Measurements
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Triassic or 251.90200 to 246.70000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Triassic | China (Nei Mongol) | Eumetabolodon dongshengensis (type locality: 27160) |