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Ephippiorhynchus tchoufour
Taxonomy
Ephippiorhynchus tchoufour was named by Louchart et al. (2008). Its type specimen is TM 266-03-261, a limb element (distal left tarsometatarsus), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Toros-Menalla (TM 266), which is in a Messinian lacustrine sandstone in Chad.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2008 | Ephippiorhynchus tchoufour Louchart et al. p. 157 figs. Fig. 3D |
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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.
†Ephippiorhynchus tchoufour Louchart et al. 2008
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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A. Louchart et al. 2008 | Linear dimensions of the tarsometatarsus larger by ca 50 % than the maxima in all other species of Ephippiorhynchus. |
Measurements
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References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983 |