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Pelicopsis dubius
Taxonomy
Pelicopsis dubius was named by Simpson (1927). Its type specimen is YPM 13754, a maxilla (right maxilla with last three molars), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Quarry 9, Como Bluff (YPM), which is in a Kimmeridgian/Tithonian fluvial-lacustrine mudstone/sandstone in the Morrison Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Pelicopsis.
It was synonymized subjectively with Tathiodon agilis by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004).
It was synonymized subjectively with Tathiodon agilis by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004).
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.
†Pelicopsis dubius Simpson 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hopson 1973, Luo et al. 2003, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Kimmeridgian to the top of the Tithonian or 154.80000 to 143.10000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Kimmeridgian - Tithonian | USA (Wyoming) | Pelicopsis dubius (type locality: 12816) |