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Maotherium asiaticus
Taxonomy
Maotherium asiaticus was named by Ji et al. (2009). Its type specimen is HGM 41H-III-0321, a skeleton (almost complete skull and most of the postcranial skeleton), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lujiatun Maotherium locality, which is in a Barremian/Aptian terrestrial horizon in the Yixian Formation of China.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2009 | Maotherium asiaticus Ji et al. p. 281 |
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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.
†Maotherium asiaticus Ji et al. 2009
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Luo et al. 2003, Carroll 1988 |
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 130.00000 to 122.46000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian | China (Liaoning) | Maotherium asiaticus (type locality: 92147) |