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Ustatochoerus medius mohavensis
Taxonomy
Ustatochoerus medius mohavensis was named by Schultz and Falkenbach (1941) [named as subspecies of Ustatochoerus medius by Schultz andFalkenbach 1941; raised to species level; referral to Mediochoerus follows discussion of Skinner and Johnson 1984, p. 259; name also used by Kelly and Lander 1988, Lander 1998]. Its type specimen is F:AM 34464 and is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Mediochoerus mohavensis by Tedford et al. (1987), Stevens and Stevens (2007) and Stevens et al. (2023).
It was recombined as Mediochoerus mohavensis by Tedford et al. (1987), Stevens and Stevens (2007) and Stevens et al. (2023).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1941 | Ustatochoerus medius mohavensis Schultz and Falkenbach p. 32 |
| 1987 | Mediochoerus mohavensis Tedford et al. |
| 2007 | Mediochoerus mohavensis Stevens and Stevens p. 164 |
| 2023 | Mediochoerus mohavensis Stevens et al. p. 133 figs. Figure 110; Appendix 13C; Table A45 |
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†Ustatochoerus medius mohavensis Schultz and Falkenbach 1941
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| M. S. Stevens et al. 2023 | Largest species of Mediochoerus, with the M1-3 length is 70.5 mm, and its P2-M3 length is 110 mm. Slightly larger than M. blicki, with a stronger coalescence of the premaxilla ventral to the narial notch, and its slightly more molarized premolars. |
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Lander 1998, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Collections
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