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Lophocion asiaticus
Taxonomy
Lophocion asiaticus was named by Wang and Tong (1997). Its type specimen is IVPP V10707, a maxilla, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Changle Coal Mine, which is in an Eocene terrestrial coal in the Wutu Formation of China. It is the type species of Lophocion.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1997 | Lophocion asiaticus Wang and Tong |
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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.
†Lophocion asiaticus Wang and Tong 1997
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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: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Archibald 1998 |
Age range: Early/Lower Eocene or 55.80000 to 48.60000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Early/Lower Eocene | China (Shandong) | Lophocion asiaticus (type locality: 77929) |