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Brachyerix hibbardi
Taxonomy
Brachyerix hibbardi was named by Stevens (1977). Its type specimen is TMM 40635-149, a partial skull (associated maxilla fragment with P3-M 1, cranium, and left mandible with incisor, P4-M3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Castolon (TMM 40635), which is in a Harrisonian terrestrial horizon in the Delaho Formation of Texas.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1977 | Brachyerix hibbardi Stevens p. 13 figs. 3A-H; 4A-C |
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†Brachyerix hibbardi Stevens 1977
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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M. S. Stevens 1977 |
Differs from Brachyerix macrotis Matthew by slightly smaller size, wider p3, relatively less anteroposteriorly expanded p4 with the protocone longer than the hypocone, less anteroposteriorly attenuated M2, and a rudimentary M3. |
Measurements
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Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 |
Age range: Harrisonian or 24.80000 to 18.50000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Harrisonian | USA (Texas) | Brachyerix hibbardi (type locality: 17768) |