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Orycterocetus cornutidens
Taxonomy
Orycterocetus cornutidens was named by Leidy (1856) [No type specimen designated by Leidy (1856).]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Green Mill Run, which is in a Zanclean marine horizon in the Yorktown Formation of North Carolina.
It was recombined as Physeter cornutidens by Trouessart (1898) and Trouessart (1904); it was synonymized subjectively with Orycterocetus crocodilinus by Case (1904).
It was recombined as Physeter cornutidens by Trouessart (1898) and Trouessart (1904); it was synonymized subjectively with Orycterocetus crocodilinus by Case (1904).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1856 | Orycterocetus cornutidens Leidy p. 255 |
| 1875 | Orycterocetus cornutidens Cope p. 50 |
| 1898 | Physeter cornutidens Trouessart p. 1055 |
| 1902 | Orycterocetus cornutidens Hay p. 595 |
| 1904 | Physeter cornutidens Trouessart p. 774 |
| 1930 | Orycterocetus cornutidens Hay p. 597 |
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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.
†Orycterocetus cornutidens Leidy 1856
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Nowak 1991, Uhen 2004 | |||||