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Taxonomy
Metalopex bakeri was named by Tedford et al. (2009). Its type specimen is F:AM 62970, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Box T, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in Texas.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2009 | Metalopex bakeri Tedford et al. p. 67 figs. 26F–J; appendix 3 |
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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.
†Metalopex bakeri Tedford et al. 2009
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979 |
Age range: Hemphillian or 10.30000 to 4.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Hemphillian | USA (Texas) | Metalopex bakeri (type locality: 18072) |