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Pseudotetonius ambiguus
Taxonomy
Tetonius ambiguus was named by Matthew (1915) [type is from "5 miles south of Otto, Bighorn Basin, Wyoming"]. Its type specimen is AMNH 15072, a mandible (left dentary with p3-m2, roots of i1 and c, and alveolus for i2), and it is a 3D body fossil.
It was synonymized subjectively with Tetonius homunculus by Gingerich (1980) and Gingerich (1981); it was recombined as Pseudotetonius ambiguus by Bown (1974), Bown and Rose (1984), Bown and Rose (1987).
It was synonymized subjectively with Tetonius homunculus by Gingerich (1980) and Gingerich (1981); it was recombined as Pseudotetonius ambiguus by Bown (1974), Bown and Rose (1984), Bown and Rose (1987).
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Alroy on 2013-10-27
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1915 | Tetonius ambiguus Matthew |
| 1974 | Pseudotetonius ambiguus Bown |
| 1976 | Mckennamorphus despairensis Szalay |
| 1976 | Tetonius ambiguus Szalay |
| 1984 | Pseudotetonius ambiguus Bown and Rose |
| 1987 | Pseudotetonius ambiguus Bown and Rose |
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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.
†Pseudotetonius ambiguus Matthew 1915
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Invalid names: Mckennamorphus despairensis Szalay 1976 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Wasatchian or 56.00000 to 51.10000 Ma
Collections (12 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wasatchian | USA (Wyoming) | Pseudotetonius ambiguus (15530 15694 15705 15785 15803 15805 15807 15812 46682) Tetonius homunculus (15531 15532) | |
| Wasatchian | USA (Colorado) | Trogolemur sp. (15480) |