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Periptychus coarctatus
Taxonomy
Periptychus coarctatus was named by Cope (1883). Its type specimen is AMNH 3775, a mandible (lower dentition), and it is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Plagioptychus coarctatus by Matthew (1936); it was recombined as Carsioptychus coarctatus by Simpson (1936), Archibald et al. (1987) and Cifelli et al. (1999).
It was recombined as Plagioptychus coarctatus by Matthew (1936); it was recombined as Carsioptychus coarctatus by Simpson (1936), Archibald et al. (1987) and Cifelli et al. (1999).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1883 | Periptychus coarctatus Cope |
| 1888 | Periptychus brabensis Cope p. 354 |
| 1888 | Periptychus coarctatus Cope p. 354 |
| 1897 | Periptychus coarctatus Matthew p. 296 |
| 1902 | Periptychus coarctatus Hay p. 693 |
| 1936 | Plagioptychus coarctatus Matthew |
| 1936 | Carsioptychus coarctatus Simpson |
| 1936 | Carsioptychus matthewi Simpson |
| 1936 | Periptychus matthewi Simpson |
| 1936 | Plagioptychus matthewi Simpson |
| 1937 | Periptychus coarctatus Matthew |
| 1941 | Periptychus hamaxitus Gazin |
| 1978 | Periptychus coarctatus Van Valen |
| 1987 | Carsioptychus coarctatus Archibald et al. |
| 1987 | Carsioptychus matthewi Archibald et al. |
| 1993 | Periptychus coarctatus Williamson and Lucas |
| 1996 | Periptychus coarctatus Williamson |
| 1998 | Periptychus coarctatus Eberle and Lillegraven |
| 1999 | Carsioptychus coarctatus Cifelli et al. |
| 2003 | Periptychus coarctatus Eberle p. 159 |
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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.
†Periptychus coarctatus Cope 1883
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Invalid names: Periptychus brabensis Cope 1888 [synonym], Periptychus hamaxitus Gazin 1941 [synonym], Periptychus matthewi Simpson 1936 [synonym], Plagioptychus matthewi Simpson 1936 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available