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Megacerops osborni
Taxonomy
Ateleodon osborni was named by Schlaikjer (1935) [genotype]. Its type locality is Yoder, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial siltstone/sandstone in the Chadron Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Ateleodon.
It was recombined as Megacerops osborni by Kihm (1987).
It was recombined as Megacerops osborni by Kihm (1987).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1935 | Ateleodon osborni Schlaikjer |
| 1987 | Megacerops osborni Kihm |
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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.
†Megacerops osborni Schlaikjer 1935
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Mader 1998, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Chadronian or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chadronian | USA (Wyoming) | Megacerops osborni (type locality: 17045) |