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Teinolophidae
Taxonomy
Teinolophidae was named by Flannery et al. (2022). Its type is Teinolophos.
It was assigned to Monotremata by Flannery et al. (2022), Poropat et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Monotremata by Flannery et al. (2022), Poropat et al. (2023).
Subtaxa
Teinolophos (type genus)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2022 | Teinolophidae Flannery et al. p. 4 |
| 2023 | Teinolophidae Poropat et al. p. 173 |
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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.
Fm. †Teinolophidae Flannery et al. 2022
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| T. F. Flannery et al. 2022 | Differing from all other known monotremes in the possession of five molars rather than four or fewer, posterior premolar subequal in size to molars, and in small body-size (estimated at ~40 g). |
Measurements
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973, Luo et al. 2003, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Barremian or 125.77000 to 121.40000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Barremian | Australia (Victoria) | Teinolophos trusleri (51961) |