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Viridomys orbatus
Taxonomy
Viridomys orbatus was named by Fox (1971) [genotype]. Its type locality is Verdigris Coulee (UA-MR-4), which is in a Santonian terrestrial horizon in the Milk River Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Viridomys.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1971 | Viridomys orbatus Fox |
| 2004 | Viridomys ferox Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 255, 333 |
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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.
†Viridomys orbatus Fox 1971
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Jenkins and Krause 1983, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Santonian or 85.80000 to 83.50000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Santonian | Canada (Alberta) | Viridomys orbatus (type locality: 14423 14426) |