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Teleodus avus
Taxonomy
Teleodus avus was named by Marsh (1890) [genotype]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 5 miles west of Cheyenne River midway bn. French & Battle Creek, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial marl in the Chadron Formation of South Dakota. It is the type species of Teleodus.
It was recombined as Titanotherium avum by Osborn (1896); it was recombined as Megacerops avus by Osborn (1902); it was considered a nomen dubium by Lucas and Schoch (1982).
It was recombined as Titanotherium avum by Osborn (1896); it was recombined as Megacerops avus by Osborn (1902); it was considered a nomen dubium by Lucas and Schoch (1982).
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.
†Teleodus avus Marsh 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available