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Orthodon
Taxonomy
Orthodon was named by Girard (1856). It is extant.
It was assigned to Cyprinidae by Casteel and Hutchison (1973) and Fierstine et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Cyprinidae by Casteel and Hutchison (1973) and Fierstine et al. (2012).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1856 | Orthodon Girard |
| 1973 | Orthodon Casteel and Hutchison |
| 2012 | Orthodon Fierstine et al. p. 36 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Rancholabrean or 5.33300 to 0.01200 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pliocene | USA (California) | O. sp. (67489) | |
| Gelasian | USA (California) | O. sp. (19702) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (California) | O. sp. (20387 20431) | |
| Irvingtonian - Rancholabrean | USA (California) | O. sp. (67490) | |
| Rancholabrean | USA (California) | O. sp. (84880) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | USA (California) | O. sp. (20642) |