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Nectoportheus validus
Taxonomy
Nectoportheus validus was named by Cope (1868). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Barnsboro "greensand" (Hornerstown), which is in a Maastrichtian marginal marine horizon in the Hornerstown Formation of New Jersey. It is the type species of Nectoportheus.
It was recombined as Macrosaurus validus by Cope (1869); it was recombined as Liodon validus by Cope (1870), Cope (1875); it was recombined as Clidastes validus by Hay (1902); it was synonymized subjectively with Tylosaurus rapax by Rapp (1944); it was considered a nomen dubium by Russell (1967).
It was recombined as Macrosaurus validus by Cope (1869); it was recombined as Liodon validus by Cope (1870), Cope (1875); it was recombined as Clidastes validus by Hay (1902); it was synonymized subjectively with Tylosaurus rapax by Rapp (1944); it was considered a nomen dubium by Russell (1967).
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.
†Nectoportheus validus Cope 1868
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Gervais 1852 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (New Jersey) | Nectoportheus validus (type locality: 167780) |