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Bassariscus lycopotamicus
Taxonomy
Lutrictis lycopotamicus was named by Cope (1879). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is "Loup Fork Fauna", Cottonwood Creek, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Mascall Formation of Oregon. It is the type species of Lutrictis.
It was recombined as Potamotherium lycopotamicum by Matthew (1904) and Thorpe (1922); it was recombined as Bassariscus lycopotamicus by Gregory and Downs (1951).
It was recombined as Potamotherium lycopotamicum by Matthew (1904) and Thorpe (1922); it was recombined as Bassariscus lycopotamicus by Gregory and Downs (1951).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1879 | Lutrictis lycopotamicus Cope p. 67 |
| 1902 | Lutrictis lycopotamicus Hay p. 769 |
| 1904 | Potamotherium lycopotamicum Matthew |
| 1922 | Potamotherium lycopotamicum Thorpe |
| 1951 | Bassariscus lycopotamicus Gregory and Downs |
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†Bassariscus lycopotamicus Cope 1879
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available