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Brachypsalis obliquidens
Taxonomy
Brachypsalis obliquidens was named by Sinclair (1915). Its type specimen is PU 12070, a mandible (left ramus of the lower jaw with p--my and alveoli of the canine and first premolar), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Princeton Loc. 1000C, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Olcott Formation of Nebraska.
It was synonymized subjectively with Brachypsalis pristinus by Webb (1969); it was synonymized subjectively with Lutra pristina by Skinner et al. (1977).
It was synonymized subjectively with Brachypsalis pristinus by Webb (1969); it was synonymized subjectively with Lutra pristina by Skinner et al. (1977).
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.
†Brachypsalis obliquidens Sinclair 1915
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Barstovian or 16.30000 to 12.50000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Barstovian | USA (California) | Brachypsalis obliquidens (19542) | |
| Early/Lower Barstovian | USA (Nebraska) | Brachypsalis obliquidens (17976 type locality: 17983) |