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Epirigenys lokonensis
Taxonomy
Epirigenys lokonensis was named by Lihoreau et al. (2015). Its type specimen is KNM-LH 30375 , a mandible (left hemi mandible with P/3-M/2), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lokone Hills 1/2, which is in an Oligocene fluvial sandstone in the Lokone Sandstone Formation of Kenya. It is the type species of Epirigenys.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2015 | Epirigenys lokonensis Lihoreau et al. p. 2 figs. Fig. 1 |
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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.
†Epirigenys lokonensis Lihoreau et al. 2015
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Kron and Manning 1998, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Oligocene or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Oligocene | Kenya | Epirigenys lokonensis (type locality: 166975 174672) |