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Taxonomy
Pleurocyon (Simidectes) merriami was named by Stock (1933). Its type specimen is CIT 1139, a mandible (left ramus of mandible), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pearson Ranch (Bed CS20), which is in a Duchesnean terrestrial horizon in the Sespe Formation of California.
It was recombined as Simidectes merriami by Coombs (1971) and Gustafson (1979).
It was recombined as Simidectes merriami by Coombs (1971) and Gustafson (1979).
Synonymy list
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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.
†Simidectes merriami Stock 1933
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Source: subg = subgenus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Lillegraven 1979, Gingerich 1982, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002 |
Age range: base of the Uintan to the top of the Duchesnean or 46.20000 to 37.00000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Uintan | USA (California) | Simidectes merriami (16590) | |
Duchesnean | USA (California) | Simidectes merriami (type locality: 16810) |