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Siren simpsoni (Simpson's siren)
Taxonomy
Siren simpsoni was named by Goin and Auffenberg (1955) [named after Clarence Simpson of the Florida Geological Survey, not G. G. Simpson]. Its type specimen is MCZ 2284, a set of vertebrae (thoracic vertebra), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Haile 6A, which is in a Clarendonian/Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in Florida.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1955 | Siren simpsoni Goin and Auffenberg p. 500 figs. 1B, 3A |
| 1981 | Siren simpsoni Estes |
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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.
†Siren simpsoni Goin and Auffenberg 1955 [Simpson's siren]
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Clarendonian to the top of the Hemphillian or 12.50000 to 4.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Clarendonian - Hemphillian | USA (Florida) | Siren simpsoni (type locality: 18541) |