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Kukusepasutanka
Taxonomy
Kukusepasutanka was named by Macdonald (1956). Its type is Kukusepasutanka schultzi.
It was assigned to Anthracotheriidae by Macdonald (1956), McKenna and Bell (1997), Kron and Manning (1998).
It was assigned to Anthracotheriidae by Macdonald (1956), McKenna and Bell (1997), Kron and Manning (1998).
Species
K. schultzi (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1956 | Kukusepasutanka Macdonald p. 641 figs. 15, 16 |
| 1997 | Kukusepasutanka McKenna and Bell p. 405 |
| 1998 | Kukusepasutanka Kron and Manning |
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| J. R. Macdonald 1956 | cranium large, massive with large tubular snout; M3 with large bulbous stylar cusps, transverse valley wide, deeply invading mesostyle; P2-3 with large lingual- posterior heel; P2 unreduced. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Kron and Manning 1998 | |||||
Age range: Arikareean or 29.50000 to 18.50000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arikareean | USA (Montana) | K. sp. (17540) |