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Bathyergoides neotertiarius
Taxonomy
Bathyergoides neotertiarius was named by Stromer (1926) [Bathyergoides neotertiarius, Stromer 1923 is named and dated "Stromer, 1923" in papers (McKenna and Bell, 1997; Pickford, 2008; Bento Da Costa and Senut, 2022). The first time this species has been named and described is into the reference E. Stromer 1926. Reste Land- und Süsswasser bewohnender Wirbeltiere aus den Diamantfeldern Deutsch Südwestafrica. In E. Kaiser (ed.), Die Diamantenwüste Südwest- Afrikas 2:139-141.]. It is a 3D body fossil.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1926 | Bathyergoides neotertiarius Stromer pp. 134-135 figs. Taf. 42, Fig. 22a, b, 23a-c |
2022 | Bathyergoides neotertiarius Bento Da Costa and Senut |
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†Bathyergoides neotertiarius Stromer 1926
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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L. Bento Da Costa and B. Senut 2022 | Emended diagnosis By Lavocat 1973. — The complete series of the
lower cheek teeth consists of five (sic) teeth; there are four upper cheek teeth bearing four crests, the paracone crest usually separated from the protocone, sometimes fused with wear; crest of the metacone always sep arated. Skull very high, with a very characteristic wedge shape. Posterior area of the skull anteroposteriorly very short. Large infraorbital foramen. Strong upper incisor which reaches the top of the root of the M3. Lower incisor touching the anterior face of the condyle, anteriorly to this one. |
Measurements
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Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Early/Lower Miocene | Namibia (Sperrgebiet) | Bathyergoides neotertiarius (235619) |