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Philisis sphingis
Taxonomy
Philisis sphingis was named by Sigé (1985). Its type specimen is YPM 34488, a maxilla (right maxilla with P4-M3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Quarry I (Jebel Qatrani Formation), which is in a Rupelian fluvial sandstone/mudstone in the Jebel Qatrani Formation of Egypt.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1985 | Philisis sphingis Sigé |
| 2008 | Philisis sphingis Gunnell et al. p. 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.
†Philisis sphingis Sigé 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Simmons et al. 2008 | |||||