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Taxonomy
Prolimnocyon chowi was named by Meng et al. (1998). Its type specimen is IVPP V11138, a mandible (left dentary with m2-3), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Bayan Ulan site (lower 3 m), which is in a Paleocene terrestrial siltstone in the Nomogen Formation of China.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1998 | Prolimnocyon chowi Meng et al. |
| 2007 | Prolimnocyon chowi Peigné et al. p. 444 |
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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.
†Prolimnocyon chowi Meng et al. 1998
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Gebo and Rose 1993, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Paleocene or 58.70000 to 55.80000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Paleocene | China (Nei Mongol) | Prolimnocyon chowi (type locality: 133389) |