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Meniscoessus conquistus
Taxonomy
Meniscoessus conquistus was named by Cope (1882) [genotype]. Its type specimen is AMNH 3011, a tooth (broken M2), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Meniscoessus.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1882 | Meniscoessus conquistus Cope pp. 830-831 |
| 1902 | Meniscoessus conquistus Hay p. 560 |
| 1929 | Meniscoessus conquistus Simpson p. 102 |
| 1930 | Meniscoessus conquistus Hay p. 382 |
| 1979 | Meniscoessus conquistus Clemens and Kielan-Jaworowska p. 102 |
| 2004 | Meniscoessus conquistus Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 255, 328 |
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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.
†Meniscoessus conquistus Cope 1882
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Jenkins and Krause 1983, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Canada (Alberta) | Meniscoessus conquistus (14502) | |
| Lancian | USA (Colorado) | Meniscoessus conquistus (14581) |