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Cantius eppsi
Taxonomy
Protoadapis eppsi was named by Cooper (1932). Its type specimen is NHMUK M13773, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Abbey Wood, which is in a Ypresian marine sandstone in the Blackheath Beds Formation of the United Kingdom.
It was recombined as Cantius eppsi by Hooker (2010).
It was recombined as Cantius eppsi by Hooker (2010).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1932 | Protoadapis eppsi Cooper |
2010 | Cantius eppsi Hooker |
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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.
†Cantius eppsi Cooper 1932
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999 |
Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Early/Lower Eocene or 56.00000 to 48.60000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Thanetian - Early/Lower Eocene | France (Marne) | Cantius eppsi (133367) | |
Ypresian | United Kingdom | Cantius eppsi (87950) | |
Ypresian | United Kingdom (England) | Protoadapis eppsi (type locality: 38868) |