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Palaeostylops macrodon
Taxonomy
Palaeostylops macrodon was named by Matthew et al. (1929). Its type specimen is AMNH 21715, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gashato (AMNH), which is in a Paleocene terrestrial horizon in the Khashat Formation of Mongolia.
It was recombined as Gashatostylops macrodon by Cifelli et al. (1989).
It was recombined as Gashatostylops macrodon by Cifelli et al. (1989).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1925 | Palaeostylops macrodon Matthew and Granger |
| 1929 | Palaeostylops macrodon Matthew et al. |
| 1989 | Gashatostylops macrodon Cifelli et al. |
| 2012 | Palaeostylops macrodon Missiaen et al. |
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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.
†Palaeostylops macrodon Matthew et al. 1929
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Archibald 1998 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Paleocene or 58.70000 to 55.80000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Paleocene | China (Nei Mongol) | Palaeostylops macrodon (133389) | |
| Late/Upper Paleocene | Mongolia (Omngov) | Palaeostylops macrodon (133008 type locality: 133403) |