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Toretocnemus zitteli
Taxonomy
Toretocnemus zitteli was named by Merriam (1903). It is not extant. Its type specimen is UCMP 8099. Its type locality is Smith's Cove, Trachyceras Beds, which is in a Triassic marine limestone in the Hosselkus Formation of California.
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1903 | Toretocnemus zitteli Merriam |
| 1903 | Leptocheirus zitteli Merriam p. 253 figs. Plates 21-23 |
| 1908 | Merriamia zitteli Merriam p. 129 |
| 1930 | Merriamia zitteli Hay p. 125 |
| 2000 | Toretocnemus zitteli Maisch and Matzke p. 64 |
| 2003 | Toretocnemus zitteli McGowan and Motani |
| 2010 | Toretocnemus zitteli Maisch |
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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.
†Toretocnemus zitteli Merriam 1903
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Invalid names: Merriamia zitteli Merriam 1903 [synonym]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| M. W. Maisch and A. T. Matzke 2000 | "Thoracal vertebrae relatively elongate, about as long as high." |
Measurements
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