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Taxonomy
Neurankylus torrejonensis was named by Lyson et al. (2016). Its type specimen is NMMNH P-9049, a partial skeleton (Fragmentary skeleton, including skull, lower jaws, shell, and associated postcranial elements), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is East Flank Torreon Wash (Upper), which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial claystone in the Nacimiento Formation of New Mexico.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2016 | Neurankylus torrejonensis Lyson 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.
†Neurankylus torrejonensis Lyson et al. 2016
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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 | |||||
Age range: base of the Torrejonian to the top of the Puercan or 63.80000 to 63.30000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Puercan | USA (New Mexico) | Neurankylus torrejonensis (197332) | |
| Torrejonian | USA (New Mexico) | Neurankylus torrejonensis (type locality: 179481) |