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Tapocyon robustus
Taxonomy
Prodaphaenus robustus was named by Peterson (1919). Its type specimen is C. M. No. 3023, a partial skeleton (fragments of lower jaws with P4 M1 and M2 in place; fragments of vertebrae, greater portion of right humerus, and head of femur), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Myton Pocket, which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Uinta Formation of Utah.
It was recombined as Miacis robustus by Hay (1930) and Clark (1939); it was recombined as Uintacyon robustus by Kay (1957); it was recombined as Tapocyon robustus by Stock (1934), Dawson (1980), Wesley and Flynn (2003) and Friscia and Rasmussen (2010).
It was recombined as Miacis robustus by Hay (1930) and Clark (1939); it was recombined as Uintacyon robustus by Kay (1957); it was recombined as Tapocyon robustus by Stock (1934), Dawson (1980), Wesley and Flynn (2003) and Friscia and Rasmussen (2010).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1919 | Prodaphaenus robustus Peterson p. 50 |
| 1930 | Miacis robustus Hay |
| 1934 | Tapocyon occidentalis Stock |
| 1934 | Tapocyon robustus Stock |
| 1939 | Miacis robustus Clark |
| 1957 | Uintacyon robustus Kay |
| 1980 | Tapocyon robustus Dawson |
| 2003 | Tapocyon robustus Wesley and Flynn |
| 2010 | Tapocyon robustus Friscia and Rasmussen p. 58 |
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†Tapocyon robustus Peterson 1919
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Invalid names: Tapocyon occidentalis Stock 1934 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available