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Heliscomys vetus
Taxonomy
Heliscomys vetus was named by Cope (1873) [genotype].
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1873 | Heliscomys vetus Cope p. 3 |
| 1902 | Heliscomys vetus Hay p. 729 |
| 2022 | Heliscomys vetus Korth 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.
†Heliscomys vetus Cope 1873
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Orellan or 37.20000 to 33.30000 Ma
Collections (10 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chadronian | USA (Nebraska) | Heliscomys vetus (16930 16941 17014) | |
| Chadronian | USA (North Dakota) | Heliscomys vetus (16991) | |
| Chadronian | USA (Wyoming) | Heliscomys vetus (17009) | |
| Late/Upper Chadronian - Orellan | USA (Nebraska) | Heliscomys vetus (230806) | |
| Orellan | USA (Colorado) | Heliscomys vetus (17081) | |
| Orellan | USA (Nebraska) | Heliscomys vetus (17242 17250) | |
| Orellan | USA (Wyoming) | Heliscomys vetus (17318) |