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Apheliscus wapitiensis
Taxonomy
Parapheliscus wapitiensis was named by Van Valen (1967) [genotype]. Its type specimen is AMNH 16935, a set of teeth (Right P3-M1), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is South Elk Creek (Diatryma steini type locality), which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the Willwood Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Parapheliscus.
It was synonymized subjectively with Apheliscus nitidus by Delson (1971) and Bown (1979); it was recombined as Apheliscus wapitiensis by Rose (1981).
It was synonymized subjectively with Apheliscus nitidus by Delson (1971) and Bown (1979); it was recombined as Apheliscus wapitiensis by Rose (1981).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1967 | Parapheliscus wapitiensis Van Valen |
| 1981 | Apheliscus wapitiensis Rose |
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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.
†Apheliscus wapitiensis Van Valen 1967
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Wasatchian or 56.00000 to 51.10000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wasatchian | USA (Wyoming) | Apheliscus wapitiensis (15586 46808 46834) Parapheliscus wapitiensis (85438) |