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Taxonomy
Tephrocyon scitulus was named by Hay (1924). Its type specimen is TMM-TAMU 2380 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Garvin Gully, which is in a Hemingfordian terrestrial horizon in the Oakville Formation of Texas.
It was recombined as Tomarctus scitulus by Green (1948); it was synonymized subjectively with Cynodesmus iamonensis by Wilson (1960); it was synonymized subjectively with Osbornodon iamonensis by Wang (1994); it was recombined as Osbornodon scitulus by Wang (2003) and Wang et al. (2008).
It was recombined as Tomarctus scitulus by Green (1948); it was synonymized subjectively with Cynodesmus iamonensis by Wilson (1960); it was synonymized subjectively with Osbornodon iamonensis by Wang (1994); it was recombined as Osbornodon scitulus by Wang (2003) and Wang et al. (2008).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1924 | Tephrocyon scitulus Hay p. 3 |
1948 | Tomarctus scitulus Green |
2003 | Osbornodon scitulus Wang |
2008 | Osbornodon scitulus Wang et al. |
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†Osbornodon scitulus Hay 1924
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available