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Megacerops curtus
Taxonomy
Titanops curtus was named by Marsh (1887) [genotype].
It was recombined as Titanotherium curtum by Osborn (1896); it was recombined as Brontotherium curtum by Hay (1902), Osborn (1929); it was recombined as Megacerops curtus by Mader (1989), Mader and Alexander (1995), Mader (1998).
It was recombined as Titanotherium curtum by Osborn (1896); it was recombined as Brontotherium curtum by Hay (1902), Osborn (1929); it was recombined as Megacerops curtus by Mader (1989), Mader and Alexander (1995), Mader (1998).
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Marcot on 2015-12-10
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1887 | Titanops curtus Marsh |
| 1891 | Menodus peltoceras Cope |
| 1896 | Titanotherium curtum Osborn p. 189 figs. Plate IV |
| 1902 | Brontotherium curtum Hay p. 634 |
| 1929 | Brontotherium curtum Osborn p. 574 figs. Plates XX, XLVII, CLVII, CLXXVII-CLXXX, CLXXXIII-CLXXXVI, CXC, CXCII-CXCIV; text figures 182, 390, 3 |
| 1989 | Megacerops curtus Mader |
| 1995 | Megacerops curtus Mader and Alexander p. 586 |
| 1998 | Megacerops curtus Mader |
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†Megacerops curtus Marsh 1887
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Invalid names: Menodus peltoceras Cope 1891 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available