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Taxonomy
Osteoborus orc was named by Webb (1969). Its type specimen is UF 13180, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Withlacoochee River Site 4A, which is in a Hemphillian pond claystone in Florida.
It was recombined as Borophagus orc by Wang et al. (1999), Wang et al. (2008) and Tseng and Geisler (2016).
It was recombined as Borophagus orc by Wang et al. (1999), Wang et al. (2008) and Tseng and Geisler (2016).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1969 | Osteoborus orc Webb |
1999 | Borophagus orc Wang et al. |
2008 | Borophagus orc Wang et al. |
2016 | Borophagus orc Tseng and Geisler p. 2 figs. Table 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.
†Borophagus orc Webb 1969
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Van Valkenburgh 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002 |
Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Hemphillian or 5.33300 to 4.90000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Hemphillian | USA (Florida) | Osteoborus orc (18564 type locality: 18601) | |
Zanclean | USA (North Carolina) | Borophagus orc (52582) |