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Taxonomy
Gavia fortis was named by Olson and Rasmussen (2001). It is not extant. Its type specimen is USNM 252432. Its type locality is Lee Creek Mine, Yorktown Formation, which is in a Zanclean estuary/bay sandstone in the Yorktown Formation of North Carolina.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2001 | Gavia fortis Olson and Rasmussen p. 244 figs. Figures 5, 6: Plates 3 & 4 |
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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.
†Gavia fortis Olson and Rasmussen 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875 | |||||