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Bucephala albeola fossilis
Taxonomy
Bucephala fossilis was named by Howard (1963). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Arroyo Tapiado, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in the Palm Springs Formation of California.
It was synonymized subjectively with Bucephala albeola by Olson and Rasmussen (2001); it was recombined as Bucephala albeola fossilis by Guthrie (2010).
It was synonymized subjectively with Bucephala albeola by Olson and Rasmussen (2001); it was recombined as Bucephala albeola fossilis by Guthrie (2010).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
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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.
†Bucephala albeola fossilis Howard 1963
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Marsh 1875, Sedinger 1997, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Pleistocene | USA (California) | Bucephala fossilis (192287) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Bucephala albeola (176267) |