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Prosarcodon lonanensis
Taxonomy
Prosarcodon lonanensis was named by McKenna et al. (1984). Its type specimen is WNUG specimen no. 78Sh001, a partial skull (Fragmentary skull and jaws), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shimen Commune (lower bed), which is in a Paleocene terrestrial mudstone in the Fangou Formation of China. It is the type species of Prosarcodon.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1984 | Prosarcodon lonanensis McKenna et al. |
| 1984 | Prosarcodon lonanensis McKenna 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.
†Prosarcodon lonanensis McKenna et al. 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Paleocene or 66.00000 to 61.70000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Paleocene | China (Shaanxi) | Prosarcodon lonanensis (type locality: 132651) |