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Taxonomy
Zeuglodon caucasicus was named by Lydekker (1892) [Kellogg (1923) states that the type specimen was loaned to Lydekker by H. Sjogren of Upsala, Sweeden.]. Its type specimen is Georgia Museum, M. G. Collection 116-29, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Microzeuglodon caucasicus by Stromer (1903); it was recombined as Basilosaurus caucasicus by Trouessart (1904); it was recombined as Basilosaurus caucasicum by Kalmykov (2012); it was misspelled as Zeuglodon caucasicum by Aslanova (1963); it was considered a nomen dubium by Uhen and Pyenson (2007); it was recombined as Microzeuglodon caucasicum by Abel (1914), Kellogg (1923), Mchedlidze (1970) and Mori et al. (2017).
It was recombined as Microzeuglodon caucasicus by Stromer (1903); it was recombined as Basilosaurus caucasicus by Trouessart (1904); it was recombined as Basilosaurus caucasicum by Kalmykov (2012); it was misspelled as Zeuglodon caucasicum by Aslanova (1963); it was considered a nomen dubium by Uhen and Pyenson (2007); it was recombined as Microzeuglodon caucasicum by Abel (1914), Kellogg (1923), Mchedlidze (1970) and Mori et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1892 | Zeuglodon caucasicus Lydekker |
| 1898 | Zeuglodon caucasicus Trouessart p. 1010 |
| 1903 | Microzeuglodon caucasicus Stromer p. 89 |
| 1904 | Basilosaurus caucasicus Trouessart p. 753 |
| 1914 | Microzeuglodon caucasicum Abel p. 220 |
| 1923 | Microzeuglodon caucasicum Kellogg p. 13 |
| 1963 | Zeuglodon caucasicum Aslanova p. 12 |
| 1970 | Microzeuglodon caucasicum Mchedlidze p. 51 |
| 2012 | Basilosaurus caucasicum Kalmykov p. 179 |
| 2017 | Microzeuglodon caucasicum Mori et al. p. 209 figs. Table 1 |
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†Microzeuglodon caucasicum Lydekker 1892
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available