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Taxonomy
Sorex scottensis was named by Jammot (1972). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mt. Scott (UM-K2-59), which is in an Irvingtonian terrestrial siltstone in the Kingsdown Formation of Kansas.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1972 | Sorex scottensis Jammot |
1980 | Sorex scottensis Kurten and Anderson p. 106 |
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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.
†Sorex scottensis Jammot 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Age range: Irvingtonian or 1.80000 to 0.30000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Irvingtonian | USA (Kansas) | Sorex cinereus (20165 type locality: 20423 20424) Sorex scottensis (20312 20316) |