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Pseudobranchus vetustus (dwarf siren)
Taxonomy
Pseudobranchus vetustus was named by Goin and Auffenberg (1955). Its type specimen is MCZ 2282, 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.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1955 | Pseudobranchus vetustus Goin and Auffenberg p. 509 fig. 2C |
| 1981 | Pseudobranchus vetustus 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.
†Pseudobranchus vetustus Goin and Auffenberg 1955 [dwarf 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: Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Clarendonian to the top of the Hemphillian or 12.50000 to 4.70000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Clarendonian - Hemphillian | USA (Florida) | Pseudobranchus vetustus (type locality: 18541) |