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Pentacemylus leotensis
Taxonomy
Pentacemylus leotensis was named by Gazin (1955). Its type specimen is PU 16310, a partial skull (Rostral portion of skull and left ramus of mandible), and it is a 3D body fossil.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1955 | Pentacemylus leotensis Gazin p. 33 |
| 2007 | Pentacemylus leotensis Theodor et al. p. 53 |
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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.
†Pentacemylus leotensis Gazin 1955
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| C. L. Gazin 1955 | Size distinctly smaller than Pentacemylus progressus. Premolars relatively small and separated by short diaste- mata anterior to P^ and P4. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Stucky 1998, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||