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IRMNG taxon detailsOcepeiidae Gheerbrant in Gheerbrant et al., 2014 †
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Gheerbrant, E.; Amaghzaz, M.; Bouya, B.; Goussard, F.; Letenneur, C. (2014). Ocepeia (Middle Paleocene of Morocco): the oldest skull of an afrotherian mammal. <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 9(2): e89739., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0089739
note: placed in Supercohort Afrotheria, Superorder ?Paenungulata, order incertae sedis [details]
Taxonomic remark From Wikipedia (Nov 2022): Loosely grouped with the archaic ungulates known as "condylarths", Ocepeia shares several...
Taxonomic remark From Wikipedia (Nov 2022): Loosely grouped with the archaic ungulates known as "condylarths", Ocepeia shares several features with primitive paenungulates (a group including elephants, hyraxes, and extinct relatives), but some analyses suggest it is more closely related to Afroinsectiphilia (a group containing aardvarks, golden moles, and tenrecs). [details]
IRMNG (2022). Ocepeiidae Gheerbrant in Gheerbrant et al., 2014 †. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=11924110 on 2024-05-04
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Gheerbrant, E.; Amaghzaz, M.; Bouya, B.; Goussard, F.; Letenneur, C. (2014). Ocepeia (Middle Paleocene of Morocco): the oldest skull of an afrotherian mammal. <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 9(2): e89739., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0089739
note: placed in Supercohort Afrotheria, Superorder ?Paenungulata, order incertae sedis [details] basis of record Gheerbrant, E.; Amaghzaz, M.; Bouya, B.; Goussard, F.; Letenneur, C. (2014). Ocepeia (Middle Paleocene of Morocco): the oldest skull of an afrotherian mammal. <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 9(2): e89739., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0089739 [details] name verified source Gheerbrant, E.; Amaghzaz, M.; Bouya, B.; Goussard, F.; Letenneur, C. (2014). Ocepeia (Middle Paleocene of Morocco): the oldest skull of an afrotherian mammal. <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 9(2): e89739., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0089739 [details] extant flag source Gheerbrant, E.; Amaghzaz, M.; Bouya, B.; Goussard, F.; Letenneur, C. (2014). Ocepeia (Middle Paleocene of Morocco): the oldest skull of an afrotherian mammal. <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 9(2): e89739., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0089739 [details] habitat flag source Gheerbrant, E.; Amaghzaz, M.; Bouya, B.; Goussard, F.; Letenneur, C. (2014). Ocepeia (Middle Paleocene of Morocco): the oldest skull of an afrotherian mammal. <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 9(2): e89739., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0089739 [details] From other sources
Taxonomic remark From Wikipedia (Nov 2022): Loosely grouped with the archaic ungulates known as "condylarths", Ocepeia shares several features with primitive paenungulates (a group including elephants, hyraxes, and extinct relatives), but some analyses suggest it is more closely related to Afroinsectiphilia (a group containing aardvarks, golden moles, and tenrecs). [details]
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