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Vitavitus
Taxonomy
Vitavitus was named by Kissinger (1973). It is extant. Its type is Vitavitus thulius.
It was assigned to Tropiphorini by Alonso-Zarazaga and Lyal (1999), Yunakov and Kirejtshuk (2011).
It was assigned to Tropiphorini by Alonso-Zarazaga and Lyal (1999), Yunakov and Kirejtshuk (2011).
Species
V. thulius (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1973 | Vitavitus Kissinger p. 194 |
| 1999 | Vitavitus Alonso-Zarazaga and Lyal |
| 2011 | Vitavitus Yunakov and Kirejtshuk p. 93 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Messinian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 7.24600 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Messinian | USA (Alaska) | V. thulius (123352) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Russian Federation | V. thulius (153127) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Russian Federation | V. thulius (163069 163089) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Alaska) | V. thulius (20277) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Canada (Yukon) | V. thulius (160070) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Canada (Alberta) | V. thulius (160071) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Russian Federation | V. thulius (153446) |