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Macrocranion
Taxonomy
Macrocranion was named by Weitzel (1949). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Creotarsinae by Van Valen (1967); to Dormaaliidae by Weitzel (1949) and Novacek et al. (1985); to Amphilemurinae by Smith et al. (2002); to Sespedectidae by Gunnell et al. (2008); and to Amphilemuridae by Smith and Smith (1995), Hooker and Russell (2012) and Rose et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Creotarsinae by Van Valen (1967); to Dormaaliidae by Weitzel (1949) and Novacek et al. (1985); to Amphilemurinae by Smith et al. (2002); to Sespedectidae by Gunnell et al. (2008); and to Amphilemuridae by Smith and Smith (1995), Hooker and Russell (2012) and Rose et al. (2012).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1949 | Aculeodens Weitzel |
1949 | Macrocranion Weitzel |
1964 | Dormaalius Quinet |
1967 | Dormaalius Van Valen |
1967 | Macrocranion Van Valen |
1985 | Dormaalius Novacek et al. p. 4 |
1985 | Macrocranion Novacek et al. p. 4 |
1988 | Dormaalius Carroll |
1995 | Macrocranion Smith and Smith |
2002 | Macrocranion Smith et al. p. 374 |
2008 | Macrocranion Gunnell et al. |
2012 | Macrocranion Hooker and Russell |
2012 | Macrocranion Rose 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.
G. †Macrocranion Weitzel 1949
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†Macrocranion germonpreae Smith 1997
†Macrocranion junnei Smith et al. 2002
†Macrocranion nitens Matthew 1918
†Macrocranion robinsoni Krishtalka and Setoguchi 1977
†Macrocranion tenerum Tobien 1962
†Macrocranion tupaiodon Weitzel 1949
Invalid names: Aculeodens Weitzel 1949 [synonym], Dormaalius Quinet 1964 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lostcabinian to the top of the Duchesnean or 55.80000 to 37.20000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 50.3 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 50.3 Ma
Collections (51 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Thanetian - Early/Lower Eocene | France (Marne) | M. nitens (133367) | |
Ypresian | France (Île-de-France) | M. nitens (68437) | |
Ypresian | United Kingdom (England) | M. sp. (38868 133368) | |
Ypresian | France (Marne) | M. nitens (35533 35535) | |
Ypresian | Belgium (Brabant) | M. germonpreae, M. vandebroeki (35531) | |
Ypresian | France | M. vandebroeki (182667) | |
Ypresian | France (Oise) | M. sp. (68174) | |
Ypresian | Belgium (Hainaut) | M. vandebroeki (87947) | |
Ypresian | Belgium (West Flanders) | M. nitens (68430) | |
Lostcabinian | USA (Wyoming) | M. nitens (15930 16073) M. sp. (15917) | |
Wasatchian | USA (Wyoming) | Entomolestes nitens (15912 15964) M. junnei (15759) M. nitens (15472 15491 15510 15512 15514 15520 15551 15552 15555 15558 15574 15576 15937) M. sp. (15458) | |
Wasatchian | USA (New Mexico) | M. sp. (15446 15448) Scenopagus nitens (15453) | |
Wasatchian | USA (Colorado) | Entomolestes nitens (15450 15480 15485 15660 15725 15845 15865 15887) M. nitens (15225) | |
Early/Lower Eocene | USA (Wyoming) | M. junnei (80580 154251 154253 154254) | |
Bridgerian | USA (Wyoming) | M. sp. (16203 16499) | |
Uintan | USA (Wyoming) | M. robinsoni (16517) | |
Duchesnean | USA (Wyoming) | Nyctitherium robinsoni (16826) |