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Daeodon humerosus
Taxonomy
Boochoerus humerosus was named by Cope (1879) [genotype]. Its type specimen is AMNH 7380, a set of postcrania (complete manus, pes, and forelimb), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is John Day (non-specific), which is in an Arikareean terrestrial horizon in the John Day Formation of Oregon.
It was recombined as Elotherium humerosusm by Hay (1902); it was recombined as Daeodon humerosus by Cope and Matthew (1915) and Foss and Fremd (1998); it was considered a nomen vanum by Brunet (1975) and Albright (1999).
It was recombined as Elotherium humerosusm by Hay (1902); it was recombined as Daeodon humerosus by Cope and Matthew (1915) and Foss and Fremd (1998); it was considered a nomen vanum by Brunet (1975) and Albright (1999).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1879 | Boochoerus humerosus Cope p. 59 |
| 1902 | Elotherium humerosusm Hay p. 655 |
| 1915 | Daeodon humerosus Cope and Matthew pp. Plate CX |
| 1998 | Daeodon humerosus Foss and Fremd p. 65 |
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†Daeodon humerosus Cope 1879
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available