Robertschochia
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Robertschochia sullivani Temporal range: Early Paleocene
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Phylum: | Chordata
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Class: | Mammalia
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Family: | †Stylinodontidae
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Subfamily: | †
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Genus: | †Robertschochia Lucas and Williamson, 1993 & 2011
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Species: | †R. sullivani
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†Robertschochia sullivani Lucas and Williamson, 1993 & 2011
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Robertschochia sullivani is a primitive species of Taeniodont mammal from the early Paleocene of North America. It is the type species of genus Robertschochia. The genus is named for Robert M. Schoch.[1]
References[]
- ^ Lucas, S. (2011). "Robertschochia, a new name for the Paleocene mammal Schochia Lucas and Williamson, 1993". Journal of Paleontology, 85(6), 1216-1217. doi:10.1666/11-006.1
- Lucas, Spencer G. and Thomas E. Williamson. "A New Taeniodont from the Paleocene of the San Juan Basin, New Mexico." Journal of Mammalogy Vol. 74, No. 1 (Feb. 13), p. 175-179.
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Categories:
- Cimolestans
- Paleocene mammals
- Paleocene genus extinctions
- Paleocene mammals of North America
- Fossil taxa described in 1993
- Prehistoric mammal stubs