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Hexaprotodon coryndoni
Taxonomy
Hexaprotodon coryndoni was named by Geze (1985). Its type specimen is AL 170-1A & AL 170-1B, a partial skull (mandible and cranial fragments), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hadar - DD General, which is in a Piacenzian wet floodplain horizon in the Hadar Formation of Ethiopia.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1980 | Hexaprotodon coryndoni Geze |
| 1985 | Hexaprotodon coryndoni Geze p. 89 figs. Fig. 5a |
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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.
†Hexaprotodon coryndoni Geze 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Gingerich 2003, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991 | |||||
Age range: Piacenzian or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piacenzian | Ethiopia | Hexaprotodon coryndoni (type locality: 21785) |