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Plesiolestes problematicus
Taxonomy
Plesiolestes problematicus was named by Jepsen (1930). Its type specimen is Princeton No. 13291, a mandible (right lower jaw with P3 and M1-3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rock Bench Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in Wyoming.
It was recombined as Palaechthon problematicus by Krishtalka and Schwartz (1978), Rigby (1980) and Hartman (1986).
It was recombined as Palaechthon problematicus by Krishtalka and Schwartz (1978), Rigby (1980) and Hartman (1986).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1930 | Plesiolestes problematicus Jepsen |
| 1978 | Palaechthon problematicus Krishtalka and Schwartz |
| 1980 | Palaechthon problematicus Rigby, Jr. |
| 1986 | Palaechthon problematicus Hartman |
| 1989 | Plesiolestes problematicus Gunnell |
| 2013 | Plesiolestes problematicus Scott et al. |
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†Plesiolestes problematicus Jepsen 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available