Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Taxonomy
Aeluropus fovealis was named by Matthew and Granger (1923). Its type specimen is AMNH 18385, a mandible (right lower jaw with p4-m3+left m3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Yen-ching-kao, which is in a Pleistocene/Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in China.
It was recombined as Ailuropoda fovealis by Davis (1964); it was recombined as Ailuropoda melanoleuca fovealis by Colbert and Hooijer (1953) and Chorn and Hoffman (1978).
It was recombined as Ailuropoda fovealis by Davis (1964); it was recombined as Ailuropoda melanoleuca fovealis by Colbert and Hooijer (1953) and Chorn and Hoffman (1978).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
---|---|
1923 | Aeluropus fovealis Matthew and Granger |
1953 | Ailuropoda melanoleuca fovealis Colbert and Hooijer |
1964 | Ailuropoda fovealis Davis |
1978 | Ailuropoda melanoleuca fovealis Chorn and Hoffman p. 3 |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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.
†Ailuropoda fovealis Matthew and Granger 1923
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available