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Gobiconodon zofiae
Taxonomy
Gobiconodon zofiae was named by Li et al. (2003). Its type specimen is IVPP V12585, a partial skull (A skull, with right half damaged, and associated lower jaws), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lujiatun village, Shangyuan [general] (IVPP), which is in a Barremian/Aptian fluvial tuff in the Yixian Formation of China.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Gobiconodon zofiae Li et al. |
| 2016 | Gobiconodon zofiae Kusuhashi et al. p. 16 |
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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.
†Gobiconodon zofiae Li et al. 2003
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| C. Li et al. 2003 | A gobiconodont similar to G borissiaki in size; skull narrow and elongated; dental formula 2'1'4'4/1'1'4'5; upper molariforms with distinct cingula, cusps A, Band C aligned anteroposteriorly; cusps E and F prominent but cusp D degenerated; cingulids of lower molariforms indistinct; cusp b smaller than cusp c; cusp e distinct and cusp f absent; infraorbital foramen posteriorly located above M2; branches II and III of the trigeminal nerve having a common exit on anterior lamina of petrosal; the dentary with four mental foramina; the ossified Meckel's cartilage present on the medial surface of the dentary. |
Measurements
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hopson 1973, Luo et al. 2003, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 125.77000 to 119.57000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian | China (Liaoning) | Gobiconodon zofiae (type locality: 53493) |