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Taxonomy
Prototomus jarrovii was named by Cope (1874) [sometimes incorrectly given as 1877]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Arroyo Blanco (Cope), which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the San Jose Formation of New Mexico. It is the type species of Pelycodus.
It was recombined as Tomitherium jarrovii by Cope (1877); it was recombined as Pelycodus jarrovii by Cope (1875), Osborn (1902), Hay (1902), Matthew (1915), Simpson (1951), Gazin (1958), Gingerich and Simons (1977), Gingerich and Haskin (1981) and Gunnell (1998).
It was recombined as Tomitherium jarrovii by Cope (1877); it was recombined as Pelycodus jarrovii by Cope (1875), Osborn (1902), Hay (1902), Matthew (1915), Simpson (1951), Gazin (1958), Gingerich and Simons (1977), Gingerich and Haskin (1981) and Gunnell (1998).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1874 | Prototomus jarrovii Cope p. 14 |
| 1875 | Pelycodus jarrovii Cope p. 14 |
| 1877 | Tomitherium jarrovii Cope |
| 1902 | Pelycodus jarrovii Hay p. 790 |
| 1902 | Pelycodus jarrovii Osborn p. 193 figs. Figure 21 |
| 1915 | Pelycodus jarrovii Matthew |
| 1951 | Pelycodus jarrovii Simpson |
| 1958 | Pelycodus jarrovii Gazin |
| 1977 | Pelycodus jarrovii Gingerich and Simons p. 264 |
| 1981 | Pelycodus jarrovii Gingerich and Haskin |
| 1998 | Pelycodus jarrovii Gunnell |
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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.
†Pelycodus jarrovii Cope 1874
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available