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Platysvercus
Taxonomy
Platysvercus was named by Guo and Kohno (2023). Its type is Platysvercus ugonis.
It was assigned to Lophocetidae by Guo and Kohno (2023).
It was assigned to Lophocetidae by Guo and Kohno (2023).
Species
P. ugonis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Platysvercus Guo and Kohno p. 5 |
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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
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| Z. Guo and N. Kohno 2023 | It differs from other species within the family in having a unique combination of the characters: the premaxillary foramen located laterally from the midpoint to the premaxilla (character 70), the premaxillae raised up towards the midline but concave transversely between the anteromedial sulci emanating from the premaxillary foramen (character 121), and the anterior margin of the pterygoid sinus fossa located posterior to the antorbital notch (character 190). |
Measurements
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| Reference: Uhen 2004 | |||||
Age range: Burdigalian or 20.44000 to 15.97000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Burdigalian | Japan (Akita) | P. ugonis (229220) |