Ektopodon litolophus Pledge et al. 1999
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https://doi.org/ 10.24199/j.mmv.2016.74.15 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12214085 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A10712-FFED-FF89-FCDD-FA97FB6FE5F5 |
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Felipe |
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Ektopodon litolophus Pledge et al. 1999 |
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Ektopodon litolophus Pledge et al. 1999 .
Holotype. SAM P30176 View Materials , an isolated right M 1 (fig. 6D).
Locality. Leaf Locality ( UCMP V-6213), Wipajiri Formation, eastern edge of Lake Ngapakaldi, South Australia.
Local Fauna and Age. The Kutjamarpu Local Fauna is estimated to be approximately early Miocene (see above).
Remarks. This unique specimen is noticeably larger than its contemporary E. serratus , and has a simpler morphology, with a longer, more loph-like parastyloph, suggesting that it is the most autapomorphic member of the family.
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