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Simosthenurus antiquus
Taxonomy
Simosthenurus antiquus was named by Bartholomai (1963). Its type specimen is QM F2875, a maxilla (left maxillary fragment containing P3, M1-2), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chinchilla Riffle Range, which is in a Pliocene alluvial fan sandstone/claystone in the Chinchilla Sand Formation of Australia.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1963 | Simosthenurus antiquus Bartholomai |
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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.
†Simosthenurus antiquus Bartholomai 1963
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Clemens 1979, Hopson 1973 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Australia (Queensland) | Simosthenurus antiquus (type locality: 13318) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Simosthenurus antiquus (135930 136459) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (Queensland) | Simosthenurus antiquus (95863) |