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Eomaia scansoria
Taxonomy
Eomaia scansoria was named by Ji et al. (2002). Its type specimen is CAGS01-IG1-a, b, a skeleton (part and counterpart of a skeleton with some preserved soft tissues), and it is a compression preserving soft parts. Its type locality is Dawangzhangzi, which is in a Barremian lacustrine shale in the Yixian Formation of China. It is the type species of Eomaia.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Eomaia scansoria Ji et al. p. 816 figs. 1-4 |
| 2004 | Eomaia scansoria Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 494-497 |
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