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Protungulatum gorgun
Taxonomy
Protungulatum gorgun was named by Van Valen (1978). Its type specimen is AMNH 35987, a mandible (right mandible with m2), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Harbicht Hill, which is in a Puercan floodplain horizon in the Hell Creek Formation of Montana.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1978 | Protungulatum gorgun Van Valen |
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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.
†Protungulatum gorgun Van Valen 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Archibald 1998, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Wilson 1975 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Puercan or 72.20000 to 63.80000 Ma
Collections (19 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Montana) | Protungulatum gorgun (14674) | |
| Puercan | USA (Montana) | Protungulatum gorgun (14672 14676 14698 14699 14705 type locality: 14741 14754 14755 14757 14763 14776 14780 14782 14784 14785 14787 14788) | |
| Puercan | USA (Wyoming) | Protungulatum gorgun (14722) |