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Megacerops riggsi
Taxonomy
Megacerops riggsi was named by Osborn (1916) [accepted by Osborn 1929]. Its type locality is Horsetail Creek, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial horizon in the White River Formation of Colorado.
It was considered a nomen dubium by Mader (1989) and Mader (1998).
It was considered a nomen dubium by Mader (1989) and Mader (1998).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1916 | Megacerops riggsi Osborn |
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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.
†Megacerops riggsi Osborn 1916
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Mader 1998, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Chadronian or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Megacerops riggsi (type locality: 16977) |