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Elpidophorus minor
Taxonomy
Elpidophorus minor was named by Simpson (1937). Its type specimen is P.U. No. 14201, a mandible (fragmentary left mandible with P3-M2), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Silberling Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the "Fort Union" (= Lebo) Formation of Montana.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1937 | Elpidophorus minor Simpson |
| 2013 | Elpidophorus minor Scott et al. |
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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.
†Elpidophorus minor Simpson 1937
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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: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002 | |||||
Age range: base of the Tiffanian to the top of the Torrejonian or 61.70000 to 60.90000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| To2 | Canada (Alberta) | Elpidophorus minor (14894) | |
| Torrejonian | Canada (Alberta) | Elpidophorus minor (143200) | |
| Torrejonian | USA (Montana) | Elpidophorus minor (type locality: 14913) | |
| Tiffanian | USA (Wyoming) | Elpidophorus minor (15067) |