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Boavus occidentalis
Taxonomy
Boavus occidentalis was named by Marsh (1871). Its type specimen is PMNH 511, a set of vertebrae (single dorsal vertebra), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Grizzly Buttes, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming.
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1871 | Protagras lacustris Cope p. 3 |
1871 | Boavus occidentalis Marsh pp. 323-324 |
1871 | Boavus agilis Marsh p. 324 |
1872 | Protagras lacustris Cope p. 2 |
1902 | Boavus agilis Hay p. 479 |
1902 | Boavus occidentalis Hay p. 479 |
1902 | Protagras lacustris Hay p. 479 |
1930 | Boavus agilis Hay p. 268 |
1930 | Boavus occidentalis Hay p. 268 |
1930 | Protagras lacustris Hay p. 271 |
1955 | Boavus affinis Brattstrom p. 148 |
1984 | Boavus affinis Rage p. 15 |
1984 | Boavus occidentalis Rage p. 15 |
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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.
†Boavus occidentalis Marsh 1871
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Invalid names: Boavus affinis Brattstrom 1955 [synonym], Boavus agilis Marsh 1871 [synonym], Protagras lacustris Cope 1871 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: superf = superfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Greene 1997, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 |
Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Early/Lower Barstovian or 55.80000 to 12.50000 Ma
Collections (15 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Wasatchian | USA (Wyoming) | Boavus occidentalis (15908 15910) | |
Bridgerian | USA (Wyoming) | Boavus occidentalis (15837 16201 27269 180198 180199 180200) Boavus occidentalis, Boavus agilis (type locality: 16228) Protagras lacustris (130809) | |
Uintan | USA (California) | Boavus affinis (16786 16791) | |
Duchesnean | USA (California) | Boavus affinis (16810) | |
Orellan | USA (South Dakota) | Boavus occidentalis (232911) | |
Early/Lower Barstovian | USA (Texas) | Boavus affinis (18665) |