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Paraprionosaurus wyomingensis
Taxonomy
Paraprionosaurus wyomingensis was named by Gilmore (1938). Its type specimen is USNM 12955, a maxilla (nearly complete left maxilla with 16 perfect teeth and space for 23 in total), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 2 miles north of Lone Tree Post Office (Bridger D), which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Paraprionosaurus.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1938 | Paraprionosaurus wyomingensis Gilmore p. 25 fig. 9 |
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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.
†Paraprionosaurus wyomingensis Gilmore 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
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) | Paraprionosaurus wyomingensis (type locality: 180521) |