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Gyrinophilus
Taxonomy
Gyrinophilus was named by Cope (1869). It is extant.
It was assigned to Plethodontinae by Estes (1981); and to Plethodontidae by Cope (1875), Carroll (1988), Eshelman et al. (2025).
It was assigned to Plethodontinae by Estes (1981); and to Plethodontidae by Cope (1875), Carroll (1988), Eshelman et al. (2025).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1869 | Gyrinophilus Cope |
| 1875 | Gyrinophilus Cope p. 28 |
| 1981 | Gyrinophilus Estes |
| 1988 | Gyrinophilus Carroll |
| 2025 | Gyrinophilus Eshelman et al. p. 77 |
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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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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 1.40000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.21 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.21 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleistocene | USA (West Virginia) | G. sp., G. porphyriticus (123875) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Maryland) | G. porphyriticus (20302) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Georgia) | Gyrinophilus indet. (13066) |