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Merycodus minor
Taxonomy
Meryceros minor was named by Frick (1937). Its type locality is Horse and Mastodon Quarry, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Pawnee Creek Formation of Colorado.
It was recombined as Submeryceros minor by Voorhies (1990); it was recombined as Merycodus minor by Beatty and Martin (2009).
It was recombined as Submeryceros minor by Voorhies (1990); it was recombined as Merycodus minor by Beatty and Martin (2009).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1937 | Meryceros minor Frick |
| 1990 | Submeryceros minor Voorhies |
| 2009 | Merycodus minor Beatty and Martin p. 32 |
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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.
†Merycodus minor Frick 1937
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Nowak 1991, Solounias and Moelleken 1993, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Hemingfordian or 16.30000 to 15.97000 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemingfordian | USA (Nebraska) | Meryceros minor (18000) | |
| Barstovian | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Submeryceros minor (18797) | |
| Barstovian | USA (Nebraska) | Merycodus minor (18208 18248 18284) Submeryceros minor (18442) | |
| Barstovian | USA (Colorado) | Meryceros minor (type locality: 18203) |