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Chriacus punitor
Taxonomy
Metachriacus punitor was named by Simpson (1935) [genotype]. Its type locality is Gidley Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana.
It was synonymized subjectively with Chriacus orthogonius by Van Valen (1978), Taylor (1981), Winterfeld (1982) and Hartman (1986); it was recombined as Tricentes punitor by Rose (1981); it was recombined as Chriacus punitor by Archibald et al. (1987) and Scott et al. (2013).
It was synonymized subjectively with Chriacus orthogonius by Van Valen (1978), Taylor (1981), Winterfeld (1982) and Hartman (1986); it was recombined as Tricentes punitor by Rose (1981); it was recombined as Chriacus punitor by Archibald et al. (1987) and Scott et al. (2013).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1935 | Chriacus pusillus Simpson |
| 1935 | Metachriacus punitor Simpson |
| 1981 | Tricentes punitor Rose |
| 1987 | Chriacus punitor Archibald et al. |
| 2013 | Chriacus punitor Scott et al. |
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†Chriacus punitor Simpson 1935
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Invalid names: Chriacus pusillus Simpson 1935 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available