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Eobasileus
Taxonomy
Eobasileus was named by Cope (1872).
It was synonymized subjectively with Uintatherium by Leidy (1873).
It was assigned to Uintatheriidae by Cope (1872); to Dinocerata by Cope (1873); to Tinoceridae by Hay (1902); to Uintatheriini by Schoch and Lucas (1985); and to Uintatheriinae by Wheeler (1961) and Lucas and Schoch (1998).
It was synonymized subjectively with Uintatherium by Leidy (1873).
It was assigned to Uintatheriidae by Cope (1872); to Dinocerata by Cope (1873); to Tinoceridae by Hay (1902); to Uintatheriini by Schoch and Lucas (1985); and to Uintatheriinae by Wheeler (1961) and Lucas and Schoch (1998).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1872 | Eobasileus Cope |
1873 | Eobasileus Cope p. 5 |
1902 | Eobasileus Hay p. 706 |
1926 | Uintacolotherium Cook |
1961 | Eobasileus Wheeler pp. 52 - 53 |
1985 | Eobasileus Schoch and Lucas p. 43 |
1998 | Eobasileus Lucas and Schoch p. 287 |
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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.
G. †Eobasileus Cope 1872
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†Eobasileus cornutus Cope 1872
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Invalid names: Eobasileus uintensis Osborn 1929 [synonym], Uintacolotherium blayneyi Cook 1926 [synonym]
†Eobasileus furcatus Cope 1872
†Eobasileus galeatus Cope 1873
†Eobasileus pressicornis Cope 1872
Invalid names: Uintacolotherium Cook 1926 [synonym]
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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W. H. Wheeler 1961 | Large uintathere, distinguished from Uintatherium and Tetheopsis by skull pro-
portions. Skull long and narrow with parietal horn situated relatively near occiput; postero- dorsal part of temporal fossa not widened; maxillary horn longer than 18 cm. and situated above premolars; portion of skull in front of maxillary horns very elongate. Skull in known specimens 85-95 cm. long; upper cheek-tooth row 168-188 mm. long. |