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Oxyclaenus cuspidatus
Taxonomy
Mioclaenus cuspidatus was named by Cope (1884). Its type specimen is AMNH 3252, a partial skull (fragments of upper jaw containing premolars and molars and associated lower jaws buried in matrix), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Oxyclaenus.
It was recombined as Oxyclaenus cuspidatus by Scott (1892), Matthew (1897), Hay (1902), Matthew (1937), Van Valen (1978) and Eberle and Lillegraven (1998).
It was recombined as Oxyclaenus cuspidatus by Scott (1892), Matthew (1897), Hay (1902), Matthew (1937), Van Valen (1978) and Eberle and Lillegraven (1998).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1884 | Mioclaenus cuspidatus Cope p. 312 |
1892 | Oxyclaenus cuspidatus Scott p. 295 |
1897 | Oxyclaenus cuspidatus Matthew pp. 276 - 277 |
1902 | Oxyclaenus cuspidatus Hay p. 744 |
1937 | Oxyclaenus cuspidatus Matthew |
1978 | Oxyclaenus cuspidatus Van Valen |
1998 | Oxyclaenus cuspidatus Eberle and Lillegraven |
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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.
†Oxyclaenus cuspidatus Cope 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available