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Amyzon
Taxonomy
Amyzon was named by Cope (1872). Its type is Amyzon mentale.
It was assigned to Catostomidae by Cope (1872); and to Cyprinidae by Woodward (1901) and Hay (1902).
It was assigned to Catostomidae by Cope (1872); and to Cyprinidae by Woodward (1901) and Hay (1902).
Species
Synonymy list
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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.
G. †Amyzon Cope 1872
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†Amyzon brevipinne Cope 1893
†Amyzon commune Cope 1874
†Amyzon fusiforme Cope 1875
†Amyzon gosiutensis Grande et al. 1982
†Amyzon mentale Cope 1872
†Amyzon pandatum Cope 1875
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 56.00000 to 28.40000 Ma
Collections (9 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ypresian | Canada (British Columbia) | A. brevipinne (144348 204404) | |
| Eocene | Canada (British Columbia) | A. sp. (32896) | |
| Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene | USA (Oregon) | A. sp. (227073) | |
| Lutetian | Canada (British Columbia) | A. sp. (189959) | |
| Lutetian | USA (Washington) | A. sp. (189961) | |
| Lutetian | USA (Wyoming) | A. gosiutensis (192667 192668) | |
| Oligocene | USA (Montana) | A. sp. (23793) |