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Opisthotriton gidleyi
Taxonomy
Opisthotriton gidleyi was named by Sullivan (1991). Its type specimen is AMNH 2667, a partial skull (incomplete skull), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gidley Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1991 | Opisthotriton gidleyi Sullivan p. 294 |
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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.
†Opisthotriton gidleyi Sullivan 1991
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004 | |||||
Age range: Torrejonian or 63.80000 to 60.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Torrejonian | USA (Montana) | Opisthotriton gidleyi (type locality: 14906) |