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Homogalax protapirinus
Taxonomy
Systemodon protapirinum was named by Wortman (1896). Its type specimen is AMNH 4460, a maxilla (maxilla with P2-M2 ; mandible with P2-M3.), and it is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Homogalax protapirinus by Hay (1899), Hay (1902), Radinsky (1963), Gingerich (1991), Colbert and Schoch (1998), Froehlich (1999) and Holbrook et al. (2004).
It was recombined as Homogalax protapirinus by Hay (1899), Hay (1902), Radinsky (1963), Gingerich (1991), Colbert and Schoch (1998), Froehlich (1999) and Holbrook et al. (2004).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1896 | Systemodon protapirinum Wortman p. 89 |
| 1899 | Homogalax protapirinus Hay p. 593 |
| 1902 | Homogalax protapirinus Hay p. 627 |
| 1963 | Homogalax protapirinus Radinsky p. 9 |
| 1991 | Homogalax protapirinus Gingerich |
| 1998 | Homogalax protapirinus Colbert and Schoch |
| 1999 | Homogalax protapirinus Froehlich |
| 2004 | Homogalax protapirinus Holbrook et al. p. 951 |
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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.
†Homogalax protapirinus Wortman 1896
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| L. B. Radinsky 1963 | Small isectolophids. Mean length M^g = 36.0 mm. P with variably devel-
oped lingual crista. See Table 1. |