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Eohippus cristonensis
Taxonomy
Orotherium cristonense was named by Cope (1877).
It was recombined as Pliolophus cristonensis by Cope (1884) and Hay (1902); it was recombined as Hyracotherium cristonense by Wortman (1896), Matthew (1899) and Merrill (1907); it was recombined as Eohippus cristonensis by Loomis (1907), Granger (1908), Hay (1930) and Stirton (1940); it was synonymized subjectively with Hyracotherium angustidens by Kitts (1956); it was synonymized subjectively with Hyracotherium vasacciense by Gingerich (1991).
It was recombined as Pliolophus cristonensis by Cope (1884) and Hay (1902); it was recombined as Hyracotherium cristonense by Wortman (1896), Matthew (1899) and Merrill (1907); it was recombined as Eohippus cristonensis by Loomis (1907), Granger (1908), Hay (1930) and Stirton (1940); it was synonymized subjectively with Hyracotherium angustidens by Kitts (1956); it was synonymized subjectively with Hyracotherium vasacciense by Gingerich (1991).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1877 | Orotherium cristonense Cope |
| 1884 | Pliolophus cristonensis Cope |
| 1896 | Hyracotherium cristonense Wortman p. 102 figs. 11, 12 |
| 1899 | Hyracotherium cristonense Matthew |
| 1902 | Pliolophus cristonensis Hay p. 610 |
| 1907 | Eohippus cristonensis Loomis |
| 1907 | Hyracotherium cristonense Merrill |
| 1908 | Eohippus cristonensis Granger |
| 1930 | Eohippus cristonensis Hay |
| 1940 | Eohippus cristonensis Stirton |
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†Eohippus cristonensis Cope 1877
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available