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Cantius angulatus
Taxonomy
Pelycodus angulatus was named by Cope (1875). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Almagre Arroyo (Cope), which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the San Jose Formation of New Mexico.
It was recombined as Tomitherium angulatum by Cope (1877); it was recombined as Chriacus angulatus by Cope (1883), Scott (1892) and Hay (1902); it was recombined as Cynodontomys angulatus by Osborn (1902), Hay (1930) and Matthew (1937); it was considered a nomen dubium by Matthew (1915); it was considered a nomen vanum by Gingerich and Simons (1977); it was recombined as Cantius angulatus by Beard (1988) and Godinot (1998).
It was recombined as Tomitherium angulatum by Cope (1877); it was recombined as Chriacus angulatus by Cope (1883), Scott (1892) and Hay (1902); it was recombined as Cynodontomys angulatus by Osborn (1902), Hay (1930) and Matthew (1937); it was considered a nomen dubium by Matthew (1915); it was considered a nomen vanum by Gingerich and Simons (1977); it was recombined as Cantius angulatus by Beard (1988) and Godinot (1998).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1875 | Pelycodus angulatus Cope p. 14 |
1877 | Tomitherium angulatum Cope |
1883 | Chriacus angulatus Cope |
1884 | Pelycodus angulatus Cope |
1892 | Chriacus angulatus Scott p. 296 |
1902 | Chriacus angulatus Hay p. 744 |
1902 | Cynodontomys angulatus Osborn |
1906 | Pelycodus angulatus Loomis |
1930 | Cynodontomys angulatus Hay p. 449 |
1937 | Cynodontomys angulatus Matthew |
1988 | Cantius angulatus Beard |
1988 | Smilodectes gingerichi Beard p. 458 |
1998 | Cantius angulatus Godinot |
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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 angulatus Cope 1875
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Invalid names: Smilodectes gingerichi Beard 1988 [synonym]
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, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Wasatchian | USA (New Mexico) | Cantius angulatus (15663) Pelycodus angulatus (type locality: 15430) Smilodectes gingerichi (15432) |