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Leptomeryx evansi
Taxonomy
Leptomeryx evansi was named by Leidy (1853) [genotype]. Its type specimen is USNM 157, a partial skull (partial skull and associated mandible), and it is a 3D body fossil.
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1853 | Leptomeryx evansi Leidy p. 394 |
1857 | Leptomeryx evansi Leidy p. 89 |
1873 | Trimerodus cedrensis Cope |
1873 | Trimerodus cedreusis Cope p. 8 |
1873 | Leptomeryx evansi Leidy p. 216 |
1902 | Leptomeryx evansi Hay p. 671 |
1934 | Leptomeryx lenis Cook p. 154 |
1940 | Leptomeryx evansi Scott p. 553 |
2001 | Leptomeryx evansi Vislobokova p. S138 |
2002 | Leptomeryx evansi Korth and Diamond p. 113 figs. 2, 3 |
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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.
†Leptomeryx evansi Leidy 1853
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Invalid names: Leptomeryx lenis Cook 1934 [synonym], Trimerodus cedrensis Cope 1873 [synonym]
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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W. W. Korth and M. E. Diamond 2002 | Intermediate-sized species; enamel on cheek teeth highly crenulated; Palaeomeryx-fold present on lower molars; entoconulid on M3 cylin- drical with deep posterior valley, separating it from the hypoconulid; protostyle present on upper molars. |