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Plesiotypotherium achirense
Taxonomy
Plesiotypotherium achirense was named by Villarroel (1974) [Also includes several paratypes from the same reference]. Its type specimen is ACH 26, a partial skeleton (Nice skull, some postcranial bones), and it is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Plesiotypotherium.
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1974 | Plesiotypotherium achirense Villarroel p. 256 figs. 5-10, Pl. 1 |
1974 | Plesiotypotherium majus Villarroel p. 276 figs. 14, Pl. 2 |
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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.
†Plesiotypotherium achirense Villarroel 1974
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Invalid names: Plesiotypotherium majus Villarroel 1974 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Source: s = species, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, MacFadden et al. 1996, Croft et al. 2004, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988 |
Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Tortonian or 20.44000 to 7.24600 Ma
Collections (4 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Burdigalian - Langhian | Bolivia (Potosí) | Plesiotypotherium achirense, Plesiotypotherium majus (68503) | |
Tortonian | Argentina (Catamarca) | Plesiotypotherium achirense (202352) | |
Tortonian | Bolivia (Pacajes) | Plesiotypotherium achirense (207055) | |
Tortonian | Bolivia (La Paz) | Plesiotypotherium achirense, Plesiotypotherium majus (90023) |