Protonym: †Tyrannomecia inopinata
| Authorship | Jouault & Nel, 2021: 2244, figs. 1, 2 |
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| Forms | w. |
| Locality | FRANCE (Palaeocene) |
| Etymology | The specific name derived from the Latin word inopinatus, meaning ”unexpected”. The epithet refers to the rather unexpected nature of the discovery in Menat deposit. |
| Primary type information | Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: France: Puy-de-Dôme, Menat, Historical quarry of ‘Noir d’Auvergne’, horizon: Middle Palaeocene (ca. 60 Ma), Menat Basin. Primary type depository: MNHN. Primary type specimen: MNHN.FA71374 (Oli 435, collection Philippe Olivier, both sides). |
Taxa belonging to this protonym
| †Tyrannomecia inopinata | Species | Valid | Original combination |