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Boavus occidentalis
Taxonomy
Boavus occidentalis was named by Marsh (1871). Its type specimen is PMNH 511, a set of vertebrae (single dorsal vertebra), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Grizzly Buttes, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Boavus.
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1871 | Protagras lacustris Cope p. 3 |
1871 | Boavus occidentalis Marsh pp. 323-324 |
1871 | Boavus agilis Marsh p. 324 |
1872 | Protagras lacustris Cope p. 2 |
1902 | Boavus agilis Hay p. 479 |
1902 | Boavus occidentalis Hay p. 479 |
1902 | Protagras lacustris Hay p. 479 |
1930 | Boavus agilis Hay p. 268 |
1930 | Boavus occidentalis Hay p. 268 |
1930 | Protagras lacustris Hay p. 271 |
1955 | Boavus affinis Brattstrom p. 148 |
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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.
†Boavus occidentalis Marsh 1871
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Invalid names: Boavus affinis Brattstrom 1955 [synonym], Boavus agilis Marsh 1871 [synonym], Protagras lacustris Cope 1871 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available