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Moropus elatus
Taxonomy
Moropus elatus was named by Marsh (1877).
It was recombined as Chalicotherium elatum by Scott and Osborn (1890).
It was recombined as Chalicotherium elatum by Scott and Osborn (1890).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1877 | Moropus elatus Marsh |
1890 | Chalicotherium elatum Scott and Osborn p. 99 |
1902 | Moropus elatus Hay p. 691 |
1908 | Moropus cooki Barbour |
1908 | Moropus petersoni Holland |
1909 | Moropus parvus Barbour |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Moropus elatus Marsh 1877
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Invalid names: Moropus cooki Barbour 1908 [synonym], Moropus parvus Barbour 1909 [synonym], Moropus petersoni Holland 1908 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: superf = superfamily, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Carroll 1988, Coombs 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002 |
Age range: base of the Miocene to the top of the Harrisonian or 23.03000 to 18.50000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Harrisonian | USA (Nebraska) | Moropus elatus (17741 17744 17766 17805) Moropus sp. (17789) | |
Miocene | USA (Colorado) | Moropus elatus (18902) |