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Taxonomy
Auchenia major was named by Leidy (1886) [suggested to be a synonym of C. hesternus by Slaughter et al. 1962, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Pinsof 1998]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mixson's Bone Bed, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in the Alachua Formation of Florida.
It was recombined as Pliauchenia major by Cope (1892); it was recombined as Procamelus major by Leidy and Lucas (1896), Hay (1902); it was recombined as Megatylopus major by Simpson (1930), Webb (1965), Webb (1969); it was recombined as Aepycamelus major by Webb et al. (1981), Harrison (1985), Honey et al. (1998).
It was recombined as Pliauchenia major by Cope (1892); it was recombined as Procamelus major by Leidy and Lucas (1896), Hay (1902); it was recombined as Megatylopus major by Simpson (1930), Webb (1965), Webb (1969); it was recombined as Aepycamelus major by Webb et al. (1981), Harrison (1985), Honey et al. (1998).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1886 | Auchenia major Leidy p. 12 |
| 1892 | Pliauchenia major Cope |
| 1896 | Procamelus major Leidy and Lucas |
| 1902 | Procamelus major Hay p. 678 |
| 1930 | Megatylopus major Simpson |
| 1965 | Megatylopus major Webb |
| 1969 | Megatylopus major Webb |
| 1981 | Aepycamelus major Webb et al. |
| 1985 | Aepycamelus major Harrison |
| 1998 | Aepycamelus major Honey et al. |
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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.
†Aepycamelus major Leidy 1886
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
Age range: base of the Clarendonian to the top of the Hemphillian or 12.50000 to 4.70000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Clarendonian | USA (Nebraska) | Aepycamelus major (18233) | |
| Late/Upper Clarendonian | USA (Florida) | Aepycamelus major (18554) | |
| Hemphillian | USA (Florida) | Aepycamelus major (18601 26549) Auchenia major (type locality: 18563) |