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Arctonyx rostratus
Taxonomy
Arctonyx rostratus was named by Matthew and Granger (1923). Its type specimen is AMNH 18393, a skull (skull lacking the zygomatic arches), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Yen-ching-kao, which is in a Pleistocene/Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in China.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1923 | Arctonyx rostratus Matthew and Granger p. 580 figs. 12-13 |
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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.
†Arctonyx rostratus Matthew and Granger 1923
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Middle Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.12900 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene | China (Sichuan) | Arctonyx rostratus (type locality: 226365) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | China (Anhui) | Arctonyx rostratus (36868) |