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Rhynchocyon
Taxonomy
Rhynchocyon was named by Peters (1847). It is extant. It is the type genus of Rhynchocyoninae.
It was assigned to Rhynchocyonini by Van Valen (1967); to Macroscelididae by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Rhynchocyonidae by Senut and Pickford (2021).
It was assigned to Rhynchocyonini by Van Valen (1967); to Macroscelididae by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Rhynchocyonidae by Senut and Pickford (2021).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1847 | Rhynchocyon Peters |
1918 | Rhinonax Thomas |
1967 | Rhynchocyon Van Valen |
1997 | Rhynchocyon McKenna and Bell |
2021 | Rhynchocyon Senut and Pickford |
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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.
G. Rhynchocyon Peters 1847
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Rhynchocyon chrysopygus Günther 1881 [Golden-rumped elephant shrew]
Rhynchocyon cirnei Peters 1847
†Rhynchocyon clarki Butler and Hopwood 1957
Rhynchocyon petersi Bocage 1880
†Rhynchocyon rusingae Butler 1969
Invalid names: Rhinonax Thomas 1918 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chattian to the top of the Piacenzian or 28.10000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma
Collections (8 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Chattian | Kenya | R. sp. (27855) | |
Burdigalian | Kenya | R. sp. (27856 27858) | |
Serravallian | Kenya (Central Nyanza) | R. sp. (21340) | |
Zanclean | Kenya | R. sp. (22234) | |
Pliocene | Tanzania (Eastern Drift Valley) | R. pliocaenicus (32050) | |
Piacenzian | Tanzania | R. pliocaenicus (21799 21831) |