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Taxonomy
Tephrocyon confertus was named by Matthew (1918). Its type locality is Snake Creek Fauna, which is in a Barstovian/Clarendonian channel sandstone in Nebraska.
It was recombined as Tomarctus confertus by Matthew (1924), Green (1948), Hough (1948) and Downs (1956); it was recombined as Microtomarctus conferta by Wang et al. (1999) and Wang et al. (2008).
It was recombined as Tomarctus confertus by Matthew (1924), Green (1948), Hough (1948) and Downs (1956); it was recombined as Microtomarctus conferta by Wang et al. (1999) and Wang et al. (2008).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1918 | Tephrocyon confertus Matthew |
| 1924 | Tomarctus confertus Matthew |
| 1942 | Tomarctus paulus Henshaw |
| 1948 | Tomarctus confertus Green |
| 1948 | Tomarctus confertus Hough |
| 1956 | Tomarctus confertus Downs |
| 1999 | Microtomarctus conferta Wang et al. |
| 2008 | Microtomarctus conferta Wang et al. |
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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.
†Microtomarctus conferta Matthew 1918
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Invalid names: Tomarctus paulus Henshaw 1942 [synonym]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| P. C. Henshaw 1942 (Tomarctus paulus) | Size o:f Tomarctus confertus (Matthew). p4. elongate with protocone. set very :far :forward. Upper molars very wide transversely. Lower dentition di:f:fers :from T. confertus type in narrower with only moderately high cusps. M1 short, not compressed. M2 moderately long and narrow. |