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Taxonomy
Ekweeconfractus amorui was named by Flink et al. (2021). Its type specimen is KNM-MO 64199, a skull (cranium with left P1–M2, right P3–M3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Moruorot, which is in a Burdigalian terrestrial volcaniclastic in the Lothidok Formation of Kenya. It is the type species of Ekweeconfractus.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2021 | Ekweeconfractus amorui Flink 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.
†Ekweeconfractus amorui Flink et al. 2021
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Burdigalian or 20.44000 to 15.97000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Burdigalian | Kenya (Northern Frontier District) | Ekweeconfractus amorui (type locality: 122454) |