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Cantius ralstoni
Taxonomy
Pelycodus ralstoni was named by Matthew (1915). Its type specimen is AM 16089, a maxilla (right maxilla with P4-M3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is SC-40, which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the Willwood Formation of Wyoming.
It was recombined as Cantius ralstoni by Gingerich and Haskin (1981).
It was recombined as Cantius ralstoni by Gingerich and Haskin (1981).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1915 | Pelycodus ralstoni Matthew |
1977 | Pelycodus ralstoni Gingerich and Simons p. 254 |
1981 | Cantius ralstoni 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 ralstoni Matthew 1915
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available