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Moropus merriami
Taxonomy
Moropus merriami was named by Holland and Peterson (1913).
It was recombined as Macrotherium merriami by Matthew (1929) and Stirton (1939); it was recombined as Chalicotherium merriami by von Koenigswald (1932).
It was recombined as Macrotherium merriami by Matthew (1929) and Stirton (1939); it was recombined as Chalicotherium merriami by von Koenigswald (1932).
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2006-04-22; modified by M. Carrano on 2013-10-27
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1913 | Moropus merriami Holland and Peterson p. 234 |
| 1929 | Macrotherium merriami Matthew p. 519 |
| 1932 | Chalicotherium merriami von Koenigswald p. 22 |
| 1935 | Moropus merriami Colbert p. 13 |
| 1939 | Macrotherium merriami Stirton p. 629 |
| 1978 | Moropus merriami Coombs p. 11 |
| 1998 | Moropus merriami Coombs p. 564 |
| 2004 | Moropus merriami Coombs p. 193 |
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†Moropus merriami Holland and Peterson 1913
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available