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Taxonomy
Miotylopus taylori was named by Prothero (1996). Its type specimen is F:AM 36459, a partial skeleton (male skull, mandible, atlas, and axis), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Willow Creek, which is in an Arikareean terrestrial horizon in Wyoming.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1996 | Miotylopus taylori Prothero p. 641 figs. Figure 17, Tables 2, 3, 5 |
| 1998 | Miotylopus taylori Honey et al. p. 444 |
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†Miotylopus taylori Prothero 1996
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| D. R. Prothero 1996 | Largest species of Miotylopus. P2-M3 length = 81-85 mm. The p4 posterior crests are separate, unlike other species in the genus. |
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Nowak 1999, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Arikareean or 29.50000 to 18.50000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Arikareean | USA (Wyoming) | Miotylopus taylori (17472 type locality: 17727) |