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Meniscotherium tapiacitum
Taxonomy
Meniscotherium tapiacitis was named by Cope (1882). It is a 3D body fossil.
It was corrected as Meniscotherium tapiacitum by Lucas et al. (1981).
It was corrected as Meniscotherium tapiacitum by Lucas et al. (1981).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1882 | Meniscotherium tapiacitis Cope p. 470 |
| 1902 | Meniscotherium tapiacitis Hay p. 605 |
| 1981 | Meniscotherium tapiacitum Lucas et al. |
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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.
†Meniscotherium tapiacitum Cope 1882
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Archibald 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma
Collections (17 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graybullian | USA (Wyoming) | Meniscotherium tapiacitis (15878) | |
| Wasatchian | USA (Wyoming) | Meniscotherium priscum (15455 15717) Meniscotherium tapiacitis (15721) Meniscotherium tapiacitum (15673 15891) | |
| Wasatchian | USA (New Mexico) | Meniscotherium tapiacitum (15663) | |
| Wasatchian | USA (Colorado) | Meniscotherium tapiacitum (15314 15365 15368 15371 15372 15373 15374 15376 15379) | |
| Wasatchian | USA (California) | Meniscotherium sp. (15677) |