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Apriculus
Taxonomy
Apriculus was named by Gazin (1956).
It was assigned to Helohyinae by Gazin (1956); to Dichobunidae by Black (1978); to Artiodactyla by Carroll (1988); and to Helohyidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was assigned to Helohyinae by Gazin (1956); to Dichobunidae by Black (1978); to Artiodactyla by Carroll (1988); and to Helohyidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1956 | Apriculus Gazin p. 23 |
| 1978 | Apriculus Black p. 231 |
| 1988 | Apriculus Carroll |
| 1997 | Apriculus McKenna and Bell p. 403 |
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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
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| C. L. Gazin 1956 | Simple conical cusps on upper molars as in Helohyiis, but these teeth more nearly quadrate with large lingually placed metaconule on all three. Cingulum continuous around molars without external styles and without evidence of a hypocone. Proto- conule slightly better defined than in Helohyiis. P* with single primary cusp and deuterocone. |
Measurements
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| Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Lillegraven 1979, Blondel 1996, Carroll 1988, Stucky 1998 | |||||