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Acanthopotamon
Taxonomy
Acanthopotamon was named by Kemp (1918). It is extant.
It was assigned to Potaminae by Klaus et al. (2017), Schweitzer and Feldmann (2020).
It was assigned to Potaminae by Klaus et al. (2017), Schweitzer and Feldmann (2020).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1918 | Acanthopotamon Kemp |
2017 | Acanthopotamon Klaus et al. |
2020 | Acanthopotamon Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 2 |
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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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References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Piacenzian or 3.60000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.588 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.588 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Piacenzian | India | A. martensi (176226) |