Xenokeryx amidalae
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Taxonavigation
editFamilia: †Palaeomerycidae
Genus: †Xenokeryx
Species: †Xenokeryx amidalae
Name
editXenokeryx amidalae Sánchez, Cantalapiedra, Ríos, Quiralte & Morales, 2015
Holotype: MNCN-74448
Type locality: "La Retama ... Loranca Basin, Cuenca province, Spain".
Etymology: "Padme Amidala from Star Wars" [Sánchez et al., 2015]
References
editPrimary references
edit- Sánchez, I.M., Cantalapiedra, J.L., Ríos, M., Quiralte, V. & Morales, J. 2015. Systematics and Evolution of the Miocene Three-Horned Palaeomerycid Ruminants (Mammalia, Cetartiodactyla). PLoS ONE 10(12): e0143034. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143034 Reference page.