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Taxonomy
Arctisorex polaris was named by Hutchison and Harington (2002) [genotype]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Strathcona Fiord, which is in a Pliocene pond peat in Canada. It is the type species of Arctisorex.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2002 | Arctisorex polaris Hutchison and Harington |
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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.
†Arctisorex polaris Hutchison and Harington 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Pliocene or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Pliocene | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Arctisorex polaris (type locality: 20083) |