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Taxonomy
Tetonius ambiguus was named by Matthew (1915) [type is from "5 miles south of Otto, Bighorn Basin, Wyoming"]. Its type specimen is AMNH 15072, a mandible (left dentary with p3-m2, roots of i1 and c, and alveolus for i2), and it is a 3D body fossil.
It was synonymized subjectively with Tetonius homunculus by Gingerich (1980) and Gingerich (1981); it was recombined as Pseudotetonius ambiguus by Bown (1974), Bown and Rose (1984) and Bown and Rose (1987).
It was synonymized subjectively with Tetonius homunculus by Gingerich (1980) and Gingerich (1981); it was recombined as Pseudotetonius ambiguus by Bown (1974), Bown and Rose (1984) and Bown and Rose (1987).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1915 | Tetonius ambiguus Matthew |
1974 | Pseudotetonius ambiguus Bown |
1976 | Mckennamorphus despairensis Szalay |
1976 | Tetonius ambiguus Szalay |
1984 | Pseudotetonius ambiguus Bown and Rose |
1987 | Pseudotetonius ambiguus Bown and Rose |
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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.
†Pseudotetonius ambiguus Matthew 1915
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Invalid names: Mckennamorphus despairensis Szalay 1976 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available