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Protoselene griphus
Taxonomy
Dracoclaenus griphus was named by Gazin (1939) [genotype]. Its type locality is Dragon Canyon, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the North Horn Formation of Utah.
It was recombined as Protoselene griphus by Robison (1986), Williamson and Lucas (1993) and Williamson (1996).
It was recombined as Protoselene griphus by Robison (1986), Williamson and Lucas (1993) and Williamson (1996).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1939 | Dracoclaenus griphus Gazin |
| 1941 | Dracoclaenus griphus Gazin pp. 24 - 27 figs. Figure 14 |
| 1986 | Protoselene griphus Robison |
| 1993 | Protoselene griphus Williamson and Lucas |
| 1996 | Protoselene griphus Williamson |
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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.
†Protoselene griphus Gazin 1939
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Lillegraven 1979, Archibald 1998, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002 | |||||
Age range: Torrejonian or 63.80000 to 60.90000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Torrejonian | USA (Utah) | Dracoclaenus griphus (type locality: 14830) | |
| Torrejonian | USA (New Mexico) | Protoselene griphus (14859) |