Oohkotokia, Penkalski, 2013
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https://doi.org/ 10.4202/app.2012.0125 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DF352D-9B40-FFE1-FF1A-D9A5D47ECFF4 |
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Felipe |
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Oohkotokia |
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Genus Oohkotokia nov.
Etymology: From the Blackfoot animate noun ooh’kotoka, meaning large stone or rock, plus the Latin -ia, indicating made of or derived from, literally “child of stone,” an allusion to the all-encompassing armour. Intended pronunciation: “O-OH-ko-toke-ee-uh”; IPA pronunciation [‘o:xkotokia]. The generic name honours the Blackfeet people, on whose land the specimen was found.
Type species: Oohkotokia horneri sp. nov., see below; monotypic.
Diagnosis.—As for the type species.
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