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Mesoscalops montanensis
Taxonomy
Mesoscalops montanensis was named by Barnosky (1981). Its type specimen is UWBM 54708, a skeleton (partially articulated skeleton including skull and jaws, vertebral column, ribs, nearly complete forelimb, and partial hind limb), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Spring Creek 1 (Level 2), which is in a Hemingfordian/Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Deep River Formation of Montana.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1981 | Mesoscalops montanensis Barnosky p. 295 |
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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.
†Mesoscalops montanensis Barnosky 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
Age range: base of the Hemingfordian to the top of the Barstovian or 18.50000 to 12.50000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Hemingfordian - Barstovian | USA (Montana) | Mesoscalops montanensis (type locality: 19084) |