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Leptotragulus proavus
Taxonomy
Leptotragulus proavus was named by Scott and Osborn (1887) [genotype]. Its type specimen is PU 11501, a mandible (Anterior portion of the left ramus of a mandible with P4 and M1), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Leptotragulus.
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1887 | Leptotragulus proavus Scott and Osborn p. 258 |
1894 | Parameryx sulcatus Marsh |
1894 | Parameryx laevis Marsh p. 269 |
1902 | Leptotragulus proavus Hay p. 674 |
1902 | Parameryx laevis Hay p. 674 |
1902 | Parameryx sulcatus Hay p. 674 |
1919 | Leptotragulus proavus Peterson p. 93 |
1955 | Leptotragulus proavus Gazin p. 82 |
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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.
†Leptotragulus proavus Scott and Osborn 1887
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Invalid names: Parameryx laevis Marsh 1894 [synonym], Parameryx sulcatus Marsh 1894 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Prothero 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979 |