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Menodus torvus
Taxonomy
Symborodon torvus was named by Cope (1873) [genotype]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Horsetail Creek, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial horizon in the White River Formation of Colorado. It is the type species of Symborodon.
It was recombined as Titanotherium torvum by Osborn (1896); it was recombined as Menodus torvus by Osborn (1929), Clark and Beerbower (1967); it was considered a nomen dubium by Mader (1989), Mader (1998).
It was recombined as Titanotherium torvum by Osborn (1896); it was recombined as Menodus torvus by Osborn (1929), Clark and Beerbower (1967); it was considered a nomen dubium by Mader (1989), Mader (1998).
Synonymy list
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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.
†Menodus torvus Cope 1873
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Mader 1998, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Chadronian or 37.00000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Symborodon torvus (16977) |