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Taxonomy
Lichanura was named by Cope (1861). It is extant. It is the type genus of Lichanuridae.
It was assigned to Lichanuridae by Cope (1875); and to Erycinae by Parmley and Holman (1995) and Holman (2000).
It was assigned to Lichanuridae by Cope (1875); and to Erycinae by Parmley and Holman (1995) and Holman (2000).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1861 | Lichanura Cope |
| 1875 | Lichanura Cope p. 43 |
| 1959 | Paraepicrates Hecht p. 143 |
| 1988 | Paraepicrates Carroll |
| 1995 | Lichanura Parmley and Holman p. 80 |
| 2000 | Lichanura Holman |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subf = subfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979, Greene 1997, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the Hemphillian or 50.30000 to 4.90000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Bridgerian | USA (Wyoming) | Paraepicrates brevispondylus (16244) | |
| Hemphillian | USA (Nebraska) | L. sp. (18225) |