Petersius Hilgendorf, 1894
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7399698 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/BE2DFE5B-3078-FFD0-FE35-F465FC90F953 |
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Felipe |
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Petersius Hilgendorf, 1894 View in CoL
TYPE SPECIES: Petersius conserialis Hilgendorf, 1894 . Type by monotypy.
DIAGNOSIS: Petersius is diagnosed by a unique cuspidation pattern of the inner row premaxillary dentition with the cusps of the cutting-edge oriented buccally (vs. lingually oriented in all other alestids), and the possession of a distinctively shaped margin of the supraoccipital with a steep anterodorsal convexity at the junction of the parietals followed by a dorsomedial concavity on the surface of the supraoccipital.
DESCRIPTION. Corresponds to the description of the type species Petersius conserialis Hilgendorf, 1894 .
ETYMOLOGY. In naming Petersius Hilgendorf (1894) honored the naturalist and curator Wilhelm C.H. Peters of the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin .
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