Lemurchelys diasphax, Gaffney & Meylan & Wood & Simons & De Almeida Campos, 2011
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https://doi.org/ 10.1206/350.1 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C95DDC2B-FFB2-5E47-FF6A-A49F9DCAD488 |
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Felipe |
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Lemurchelys diasphax |
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n. gen. et sp. |
Lemurchelys diasphax , n. gen. et sp.
TYPE SPECIMEN: DPC 6425 (figs. 67–70), a nearly complete skull lacking the left otic region, the temporal roof covering, and the cheeks ; DPC field number 86-1226.
TYPE LOCALITY: MG-L-16, Moghara, Egypt.
HORIZON: Moghara Fm., early Miocene (18–17 Ma; Miller, 1999).
DIAGNOSIS: As for genus.
ETYMOLOGY: Greek diasphax , meaning ‘‘cleft’’ in allusion to the cleft in the secondary palate characteristic of this group.
PREVIOUS WORK: None.
DISCUSSION: The distinction of this skull-based genus relies on the deep crista supraoccipitalis and the unique combination of palatal characters.
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