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Taxonomy
Tanupolama mirifica was named by Simpson (1929). Its type specimen is AMNH 23483, a set of teeth (m1-m3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Seminole Field, which is in a Pleistocene fluvial sandstone in Florida.
It was recombined as Palaeolama mirifica by Webb (1974), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Honey et al. (1998) and Hulbert and Pratt (1998).
It was recombined as Palaeolama mirifica by Webb (1974), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Honey et al. (1998) and Hulbert and Pratt (1998).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1929 | Tanupolama mirifica Simpson pp. 593-594 fig. 17A |
| 1931 | Tanupolama mirifica Simpson |
| 1965 | Tanupolama mirifica Webb p. 34 |
| 1966 | Tanupolama mirifica Slaughter p. 83 |
| 1974 | Palaeolama mirifica Webb |
| 1980 | Palaeolama mirifica Kurten and Anderson p. 308 |
| 1998 | Palaeolama mirifica Honey et al. |
| 1998 | Palaeolama mirifica Hulbert, Jr. and Pratt |
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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.
†Palaeolama mirifica Simpson 1929 [stout-legged llama]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available