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Pachyaena ossifraga
Taxonomy
Pachyaena ossifraga was named by Cope (1874) [genotype]. Its type locality is Arroyo Blanco (Cope), which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the San Jose Formation of New Mexico. It is the type species of Pachyaena.
It was recombined as Mesonyx ossifragus by Cope (1882); it was recombined as Mesonyx ossifraga by Cope (1885).
It was recombined as Mesonyx ossifragus by Cope (1882); it was recombined as Mesonyx ossifraga by Cope (1885).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1874 | Pachyaena ossifraga Cope |
| 1875 | Pachyaena ossifraga Cope p. 11 |
| 1882 | Mesonyx ossifragus Cope p. 165 |
| 1885 | Mesonyx ossifraga Cope |
| 1892 | Pachyaena ossifraga Osborn and Wortman |
| 1892 | Pachyaena ossifraga Scott p. 305 |
| 1899 | Pachyaena intermedia Wortman |
| 1902 | Pachyaena intermedia Hay p. 750 |
| 1902 | Pachyaena ossifraga Hay p. 750 |
| 1909 | Pachyaena ossifraga Matthew |
| 1915 | Pachyaena ossifraga Matthew and Granger |
| 1930 | Pachyaena ossifraga Hay p. 468 |
| 2018 | Pachyaena ossifraga Solé et al. |
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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.
†Pachyaena ossifraga Cope 1874
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Invalid names: Pachyaena intermedia Wortman 1899 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available