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Taxonomy
Hippohyus deterrai was named by Lewis (1934). Its type specimen is YPM 13812, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hasnot, which is in a Miocene terrestrial horizon in the Dhok Pathan Formation of Pakistan.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1934 | Hippohyus deterrai Lewis p. 457 fig. 1 |
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†Hippohyus deterrai Lewis 1934
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| G. E. Lewis 1934 | The size is exceptionally small. The molars are relatively short and broad, with typical Hippohyus enamel folds. The measurements in the following table are diagnostic: ... |
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Miocene | Pakistan | Hippohyus deterrai (type locality: 92069) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Pakistan (Punjab) | Hippohyus deterrai (13473) |