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Galerix rutlandae
Taxonomy
Galerix rutlandae was named by Munthe and West (1980). Its type specimen is H-GSP 2371, a tooth (M1 sup. dext.), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Daud Khel Local Fauna, which is in a Miocene/Tortonian fluvial sandstone in the Chinji Formation of Pakistan.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1980 | Galerix rutlandae Munthe and West p. 5 figs. Fig. 1B |
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†Galerix rutlandae Munthe and West 1980
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| J. Munthe and R. M. West 1980 | Smallest known species of Galerix; P3 lacking hypocon'; M1 and M2 lacking distinct protoconule; upper teeth not greatly expanded transversely. |
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Tortonian or 15.97000 to 7.24600 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Miocene | Pakistan (Sindh) | Galerix rutlandae (176045 176046 176051) | |
| Middle Miocene - Tortonian | Pakistan (Minanwali) | Galerix rutlandae (type locality: 13489) |