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Taxonomy
Washakius insignis was named by Leidy (1873) [type is from an unknown locality in the Bridger Formation and was "given to Dr. Carter by a Shoshone Indian and then sent on to Leidy" (Gazin 1958)]. Its type specimen is ANSP 10332, a mandible (portion of right ramus of mandible with M3 and M3), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Washakius.
It was recombined as Anaptomorphus insignis by Hay (1902).
It was recombined as Anaptomorphus insignis by Hay (1902).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1873 | Washakius insignis Leidy p. 123 |
1902 | Anaptomorphus insignis Hay p. 787 |
1904 | Washakius insignis Wortman p. 208 |
1959 | Shoshonius laurae Simpson |
1976 | Washakius insignis Szalay p. 303 |
1990 | Washakius insignis Honey p. 211 |
1992 | Washakius laurae Gunnell et al. |
2002 | Washakius insignis Muldoon and Gunnell p. 493 |
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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.
†Washakius insignis Leidy 1873
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Invalid names: Shoshonius laurae Simpson 1959 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available