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Hexaprotodon shungurensis
Taxonomy
Hexaprotodon shungurensis was named by Geze (1985). Its type specimen is Omo 56-68-3100 & Omo 56-68-3101, a partial skull (calvarium and mandible), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Omo - member C, which is in the Gelasian of horizon the Shungura Formation Ethiopia.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1985 | Hexaprotodon shungurensis Geze p. 84 figs. Fig. 4a, b |
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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.
†Hexaprotodon shungurensis Geze 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Gingerich 2003 | |||||