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Selenaletes scopaeus
Taxonomy
Selenaletes scopaeus was named by Radinsky (1966) [genotype]. Its type specimen is AMNH 8230, a mandible ( lower jaw fragment with p4 and m1), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Selenaletes.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1966 | Selenaletes scopaeus Radinsky p. 740 fig. 1 |
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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.
†Selenaletes scopaeus Radinsky 1966
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| L. B. Radinsky 1966 | Sole known species of genus. About 30% smaller than Heptodon calciculus. |
Measurements
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| Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Colbert and Schoch 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002 | |||||
Age range: Bridgerian or 50.30000 to 46.20000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Bridgerian | USA (Wyoming) | Selenaletes scopaeus (16207) |