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Brachystephanus
Taxonomy
Brachystephanus was named by Simpson et al. (1962). Its type is Brachystephanus postremus.
It was assigned to Oldfieldthomasiidae by Simpson et al. (1962) and Carroll (1988); and to Notoungulata by López (2010).
It was assigned to Oldfieldthomasiidae by Simpson et al. (1962) and Carroll (1988); and to Notoungulata by López (2010).
Species
B. postremus (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1962 | Brachystephanus Simpson et al. |
1988 | Brachystephanus Carroll |
2010 | Brachystephanus López |
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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. †Brachystephanus Simpson et al. 1962
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†Brachystephanus postremus Simpson et al. 1962
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, MacFadden et al. 1996, Lillegraven 1979 |
Age range: Divisaderan or 42.00000 to 36.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Divisaderan | Argentina (Mendoza) | B. postremus (92669) |