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Cantius abditus
Taxonomy
Pelycodus abditus was named by Gingerich and Simons (1977). Its type specimen is UM 66000, a mandible (right and left mandibles), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Reservoir Creek Bonanza, which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the Willwood Formation of Wyoming.
It was recombined as Cantius abditus by Gingerich and Haskin (1981).
It was recombined as Cantius abditus by Gingerich and Haskin (1981).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1977 | Pelycodus abditus Gingerich and Simons p. 259 |
1981 | Cantius abditus Gingerich and Haskin |
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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.
†Cantius abditus Gingerich and Simons 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988 |
Age range: base of the Graybullian to the top of the Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma
Collections (99 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Graybullian | USA (Wyoming) | Cantius abditus (15701) | |
Wasatchian | USA (Wyoming) | Cantius abditus (15526 15552 15573 type locality: 15576 15577 15578 15687 15688 15689 15692 15694 15703 15707 46682 46683 46692 46695 46696 46699 46700 46701 46702 46704 46706 46707 46709 46711 46712 46714 46718 46728 46729 46734 46735 46736 46740 46742 46745 46746 46748 46752 46754 46755 46763 46765 46766 46767 46810 46811 46820 46825 46826 46846 46847 46849 46851) Pelycodus abditus (15536 15541 15542 15543 15544 15546 15547 15548 15549 15550 15551 15553 15554 15555 15556 15557 15558 15560 15563) | |
Wasatchian | USA (Colorado) | Cantius abditus (15225 15274 15280 15282 15289 15290 15293 15319 15361 15374 15375 15377 15381 15384 15385 15389 15392) | |
Early/Lower Eocene | USA (Wyoming) | Cantius abditus (15680 15684 15685 15690 15691 15700) |