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Aletomeryx marslandensis
Taxonomy
Aletomeryx marslandensis was named by Frick (1937). Its type locality is Marsland, which is in a Hemingfordian/Hemingfordian terrestrial horizon in the Runningwater Formation of Nebraska.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1937 | Aletomeryx marslandensis Frick |
| 2007 | Aletomeryx marslandensis Prothero and Liter p. 245 |
| 2008 | Aletomeryx marslandensis Prothero and Liter |
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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.
†Aletomeryx marslandensis Frick 1937
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| D. R. Prothero and M. R. Liter 2008 | “Larger than A. gracilis and smaller than S. riparius” (Frick, 1937, p. 162). Horns taller than those of A. gracilis. The p4 tends to be large relative to the much reduced p2-3. |
Measurements
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| Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Solounias and Moelleken 1993, Prothero and Liter 2007 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Hemingfordian or 20.43000 to 15.97000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Hemingfordian | USA (Nebraska) | Aletomeryx marslandensis (type locality: 156991 156993) |