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Taxonomy
Chlororhysis knightensis was named by Gazin (1958). Its type specimen is U.S.N.M. No. 21901, a mandible (left ramus of mandible with C-P4, inclusive), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is La Barge, which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial mudstone in the Wasatch Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Chlororhysis.
It was recombined as Loveina knightensis by Krishtalka and Schwartz (1978).
It was recombined as Loveina knightensis by Krishtalka and Schwartz (1978).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1958 | Chlororhysis knightensis Gazin p. 27 |
1978 | Loveina knightensis Krishtalka and Schwartz |
1979 | Chlororhysis knightensis Bown |
1984 | Chlororhysis knightensis Bown and Rose |
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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.
†Chlororhysis knightensis Gazin 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 |
Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Wasatchian | USA (Wyoming) | Chlororhysis knightensis (type locality: 15662) |