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Brachypsalis pachycephalus
Taxonomy
Brachypsalis pachycephalus was named by Cope (1890). It is not a trace fossil.
It was recombined as Pomatotherium pachycephalum by Hay (1902).
It was recombined as Pomatotherium pachycephalum by Hay (1902).
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Carrano on 2013-10-27
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1890 | Brachypsalis pachycephalus Cope pp. 951-952 |
| 1902 | Pomatotherium pachycephalum Hay p. 768 |
| 1904 | Brachypsalis pachycephalus Matthew and Gidley |
| 1910 | Brachypsalis pachycephalus Peterson |
| 1951 | Brachypsalis pachycephalus Gregory and Downs |
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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 pachycephalus Cope 1890
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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: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002 | |||||
Age range: Barstovian or 16.30000 to 12.50000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Barstovian | USA (California) | Brachypsalis pachycephalus (19133) | |
| Barstovian | USA (Nebraska) | Brachypsalis pachycephalus (18164 18271) | |
| Barstovian | USA (Nevada) | Brachypsalis pachycephalus (19097) |