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Hitonkala andersontau
Taxonomy
Hitonkala andersontau was named by Macdonald (1963). Its type specimen is SDSM 56120, a skull (skull, with unworn dP4/4, P4/4-M3/3. Upper and lower deciduous fourth premolars removed (by writer) on right side to expose P4/4), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sharps (SDSM V-5354), which is in a Geringian terrestrial horizon in the Sharps Formation of South Dakota.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1963 | Hitonkala andersontau Macdonald |
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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.
†Hitonkala andersontau Macdonald 1963
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002 | |||||
Age range: Geringian or 29.50000 to 24.70000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geringian | USA (South Dakota) | Hitonkala andersontau (type locality: 17630 17644) | |
| Arikareean | USA (South Dakota) | Hitonkala andersontau (17516 17606) |