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Meniscoessus major
Taxonomy
Cimolomys major was named by Russell (1936) [also said to be 1937]. Its type locality is 6.4 km below mouth of Berry Creek, which is in a Judithian terrestrial horizon in the Oldman Formation of Canada.
It was recombined as Meniscoessus major by Sahni (1972), Clemens and Kielan-Jaworowska (1979), Fox (1980), Montellano (1992), Hunter (1997) and Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004).
It was recombined as Meniscoessus major by Sahni (1972), Clemens and Kielan-Jaworowska (1979), Fox (1980), Montellano (1992), Hunter (1997) and Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1936 | Cimolomys major Russell |
1972 | Meniscoessus major Sahni |
1979 | Meniscoessus major Clemens and Kielan-Jaworowska p. 102 |
1980 | Meniscoessus major Fox |
1992 | Meniscoessus major Montellano |
1997 | Meniscoessus major Hunter |
2004 | Meniscoessus major 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 major Russell 1936
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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: Carroll 1988, Jenkins and Krause 1983, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Age range: Judithian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma
Collections (17 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Judithian | Canada (Alberta) | Cimolomys major (14471 type locality: 14485) | |
Late/Upper Campanian | Canada (Alberta) | Meniscoessus major (45893) | |
Middle Campanian | USA (Montana) | Meniscoessus major (14482) | |
Middle Campanian | Canada (Alberta) | Meniscoessus major (45561 45564 45566 45820) | |
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Montana) | Meniscoessus major (14435 14445 14446 14448 14450 14460 14461 14470 14483) |