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Physeter vetus
Taxonomy
Catodon vetus was named by Leidy (1869) [ANSP 11258 may represent these teeth (Spammer et al., 1995)]. Its type specimen is ANSP 11258, a set of teeth, and it is a 3D body fossil.
It was synonymized objectively with Physeter antiquus by Trouessart (1898); it was recombined as Physeter antiquus vetus by Trouessart (1904); it was recombined as Physeter vetus by Cope (1875), Hay (1902), Rhoads (1903), Hay (1930).
It was synonymized objectively with Physeter antiquus by Trouessart (1898); it was recombined as Physeter antiquus vetus by Trouessart (1904); it was recombined as Physeter vetus by Cope (1875), Hay (1902), Rhoads (1903), Hay (1930).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1853 | Physeter antiquus Leidy p. 378 |
| 1860 | Physeter antiquus Holmes p. 117 |
| 1860 | Physeter antiquus Leidy p. 117 |
| 1867 | Physeter antiquus Cope p. 144 |
| 1868 | Physeter antiquus Cope p. 739 |
| 1869 | Catodon vetus Leidy p. 436 |
| 1875 | Physeter vetus Cope p. 50 |
| 1876 | Physiter antiquus Lawley p. 111 |
| 1894 | Physeter antiquus Paquier p. 46 |
| 1898 | Physeter antiquus Trouessart p. 1055 |
| 1902 | Physeter vetus Hay p. 595 |
| 1903 | Physeter vetus Rhoads p. 248 |
| 1904 | Physeter antiquus vetus Trouessart p. 774 |
| 1930 | Physeter vetus Hay p. 599 |
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†Physeter vetus Leidy 1869
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Invalid names: Physeter antiquus Leidy 1853 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available