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Copelemur praetutus
Taxonomy
Pelycodus praetutus was named by Gazin (1962). Its type specimen is U.S.N.M. No. 22262, a mandible (right ramus of mandible with P3 (incomplete)-M2), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bitter Creek, which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the Wasatch Formation of Wyoming.
It was recombined as Copelemur praetutus by Gingerich and Simons (1977), Beard (1988).
It was recombined as Copelemur praetutus by Gingerich and Simons (1977), Beard (1988).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1962 | Pelycodus praetutus Gazin p. 28 |
| 1977 | Copelemur praetutus Gingerich and Simons p. 267 |
| 1988 | Copelemur praetutus Beard |
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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.
†Copelemur praetutus Gazin 1962
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Wasatchian or 56.00000 to 51.10000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wasatchian | USA (Wyoming) | Copelemur praetutus (16071) Pelycodus praetutus (type locality: 15455 15717) Pelycodus sp. (15893) | |
| Wasatchian | USA (Colorado) | Copelemur praetutus (15357) |