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Sinopa viverrinus
Taxonomy
Prototomus viverrinus was named by Cope (1874) [genotype]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Arroyo Blanco (Cope), which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the San Jose Formation of New Mexico.
It was recombined as Stypolophus viverrinus by Cope (1877) and Hay (1902); it was recombined as Sinopa viverrinus by Scott (1892); it was recombined as Sinopa viverrina by Matthew (1901), Matthew (1909), Matthew and Granger (1915) and Simpson (1951).
It was recombined as Stypolophus viverrinus by Cope (1877) and Hay (1902); it was recombined as Sinopa viverrinus by Scott (1892); it was recombined as Sinopa viverrina by Matthew (1901), Matthew (1909), Matthew and Granger (1915) and Simpson (1951).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1874 | Prototomus viverrinus Cope |
| 1875 | Prototomus viverrinus Cope p. 9 |
| 1877 | Stypolophus viverrinus Cope |
| 1892 | Sinopa viverrinus Scott p. 310 |
| 1901 | Sinopa viverrina Matthew |
| 1902 | Stypolophus viverrinus Hay p. 753 |
| 1909 | Sinopa viverrina Matthew |
| 1915 | Sinopa viverrina Matthew and Granger |
| 1951 | Sinopa viverrina Simpson |
| 1960 | Prototomus viverrinus McKenna |
| 1983 | Prototomus viverrinus Melville |
| 1989 | Prototomus viverrinus Gingerich and Deutsch |
| 1998 | Prototomus viverrinus Gunnell |
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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.
†Sinopa viverrinus Cope 1874
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available