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Oreodon culbertsoni periculorum
Discussion
Originally a subspecies of Oreodon culbertsoni named by Cope (1884)
Taxonomy
Oreodon culbertsoni periculorum was named by Cope (1884). Its type specimen is AMNH 6397, a skull (Skull with I1-M3 and mandible with i1-m3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Horsetail Creek, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial horizon in the White River Formation of Colorado.
It was recombined as Merycoidodon periculorum by Bump and Loomis (1930); it was recombined as Merycoidodon culbertsonii periculorum by Thorpe (1937); it was synonymized subjectively with Merycoidodon culbertsonii by Galbreath (1953); it was recombined as Genetochoerus periculorum by Schultz and Falkenbach (1968); it was synonymized subjectively with Merycoidodon (Merycoidodon) culbertsoni by Stevens and Stevens (1996); it was recombined as Prodesmatochoerus periculorum by Lander (1998).
It was recombined as Merycoidodon periculorum by Bump and Loomis (1930); it was recombined as Merycoidodon culbertsonii periculorum by Thorpe (1937); it was synonymized subjectively with Merycoidodon culbertsonii by Galbreath (1953); it was recombined as Genetochoerus periculorum by Schultz and Falkenbach (1968); it was synonymized subjectively with Merycoidodon (Merycoidodon) culbertsoni by Stevens and Stevens (1996); it was recombined as Prodesmatochoerus periculorum by Lander (1998).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1884 | Oreodon culbertsoni periculorum Cope p. 513 figs. 14-16, 19-23, 52 |
| 1930 | Merycoidodon periculorum Bump and Loomis |
| 1937 | Merycoidodon culbertsonii periculorum Thorpe p. 56 figs. PL III, figs. 1-2 |
| 1968 | Genetochoerus periculorum Schultz and Falkenbach p. 136 figs. igures 14-16, 19-23, 52 |
| 1998 | Prodesmatochoerus periculorum Lander |
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†Oreodon culbertsoni periculorum Cope 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available