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Miacis edax
Taxonomy
Uintacyon edax was named by Leidy (1872) [genotype; also said to be 1871 and 1872]. It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Uintacyon.
It was recombined as Miacis edax by Scott (1892).
It was recombined as Miacis edax by Scott (1892).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1872 | Uintacyon edax Leidy p. 277 |
1892 | Miacis edax Scott p. 320 |
1899 | Uintacyon edax Wortman and Matthew p. 114 |
1902 | Uintacyon edax Hay p. 760 |
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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.
†Miacis edax Leidy 1872
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Gebo and Rose 1993, Carroll 1988, 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 (Colorado) | Uintacyon edax (15423) |