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Pediomys elegans
Taxonomy
Pediomys elegans was named by Marsh (1889) [neotype is CM 11658, a right fragmentary maxilla with M2-4]. Its type specimen is YPM 11866, a tooth (LM2), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mammal Quarry No. 1 (UCMP V-5003), which is in a Lancian terrestrial horizon in the Lance Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Pediomys.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1889 | Pediomys elegans Marsh |
1902 | Pediomys elegans Hay p. 565 |
1927 | Pediomys elegans Simpson p. 122 |
1929 | Pediomys elegans Simpson pp. 117-118 |
1930 | Pediomys elegans Hay p. 390 |
1979 | Pediomys elegans Clemens p. 193 |
2004 | Pediomys elegans Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 443, 457 |
2007 | Pediomys elegans Davis p. 229 |
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†Pediomys elegans Marsh 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available