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Taxonomy
Teratodon spekei was named by Savage (1965). Its type specimen is BMNH M. 14307, a set of teeth (LeftmaxillawithP4 M1+2 and alveolus of M3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Koru, which is in the Miocene of horizon Kenya.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1965 | Teratodon spekei Savage p. 247 |
| 2007 | Teratodon spekei Morales et al. p. 74 |
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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.
†Teratodon spekei Savage 1965
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
Age range: Burdigalian or 20.44000 to 15.97000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Miocene | Kenya | Teratodon spekei (type locality: 21721) | |
| Burdigalian | Uganda | Teratodon spekei (28441) | |
| Burdigalian | Kenya | Teratodon spekei (21726) |