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Litakis gilmorei
Taxonomy
Litakis gilmorei was named by Estes (1964). Its type specimen is UCMP 47815, a mandible (fragment of dentary), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lull 2 Quarry (UCMP V-5620), which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone in the Lance Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Litakis.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1964 | Litakis gilmorei Estes pp. 137-138 fig. 67 |
| 1983 | Litakis gilmorei Estes p. 20 fig. 4 |
| 2012 | Litakis gilmorei Longrich et al. |
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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.
†Litakis gilmorei Estes 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Campanian | USA (Utah) | Litakis gilmorei (14421) | |
| Lancian | USA (Wyoming) | Litakis gilmorei (14519) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Wyoming) | Litakis gilmorei (type locality: 14585) |