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Merycoidodon (Otarohyus)
Taxonomy
Otionohyus (Otarohyus) was named by Schultz and Falkenbach (1968).
It was Merycoidodon (Otarohyus) by Stevens and Stevens (1996).
It was assigned to Otionohyus by Schultz and Falkenbach (1968); and to Merycoidodon by Stevens and Stevens (1996).
It was Merycoidodon (Otarohyus) by Stevens and Stevens (1996).
It was assigned to Otionohyus by Schultz and Falkenbach (1968); and to Merycoidodon by Stevens and Stevens (1996).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1968 | Otionohyus (Otarohyus) Schultz and Falkenbach p. 118 |
1996 | Merycoidodon (Otarohyus) Stevens and Stevens p. 523 |
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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.
Subg. †Merycoidodon (Otarohyus) Schultz and Falkenbach 1968
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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M. S. Stevens and J. B. Stevens 1996 | The subgenus differs from the genus by progressive inflation of auditory bullae and reduction of hyoidal grooves (see Thorpe, 1937a, fig. 7C, D); differs from M. (Merycoidodon) by inflated auditory bullae with shallow hyoidal grooves. |
Measurements
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Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Lander 1998 |
Collections
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