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Afrotarsius chatrathi
Taxonomy
Afrotarsius chatrathi was named by Simons and Bown (1985). Its type specimen is CGM 42830, a mandible (fragment of right mandibular ramus with M1-3, lower parts of crowns of P3 and P4), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Quarry M (Jebel Qatrani Formation), which is in a Rupelian fluvial sandstone in the Jebel Qatrani Formation of Egypt. It is the type species of Afrotarsius.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1985 | Afrotarsius chatrathi Simons and Bown p. 476 |
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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.
†Afrotarsius chatrathi Simons and Bown 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available