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Leptomeryx exilis
Taxonomy
Leptomeryx exilis was named by Cook (1934). Its type specimen is HC182 (AMNH 81012), a mandible (part of a right lower jaw with m2 - m3), and it is a 3D body fossil.
It was synonymized subjectively with Leptomeryx evansi by Heaton and Emry (1996).
It was synonymized subjectively with Leptomeryx evansi by Heaton and Emry (1996).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1934 | Leptomeryx exilis Cook p. 154 |
| 1937 | Leptomeryx minimus Frick |
| 2002 | Leptomeryx exilis Korth and Diamond p. 115 figs. 6 - 8 |
| 2022 | Leptomeryx exilis Korth et al. |
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†Leptomeryx exilis Cook 1934
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Invalid names: Leptomeryx minimus Frick 1937 [synonym]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| W. W. Korth and M. E. Diamond 2002 | Smallest species of the genus; cheek teeth with little or no wrinkling of the enamel; Palaeomeryx-fold lacking on lower molars; Y/M type of morphology of entoconulid on M3; upper molars wider than long (subequal in dimensions in L. evansi) and lacking a protostyle. |