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Discosaurus vetustus
Taxonomy
Discosaurus vetustus was named by Leidy (1851). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Discosaurus.
It was synonymized subjectively with Cimoliasaurus magnus by Cope (1869), Parris (1974); it was synonymized subjectively with Cimoliosaurus magnus by Lydekker (1889); it was recombined as Cimoliasaurus vetustus by Hay (1902), Williston (1903); it was considered a nomen vanum by Welles (1962).
It was synonymized subjectively with Cimoliasaurus magnus by Cope (1869), Parris (1974); it was synonymized subjectively with Cimoliosaurus magnus by Lydekker (1889); it was recombined as Cimoliasaurus vetustus by Hay (1902), Williston (1903); it was considered a nomen vanum by Welles (1962).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1851 | Discosaurus vetustus Leidy p. 326 |
| 1902 | Cimoliasaurus vetustus Hay p. 459 |
| 1903 | Cimoliasaurus vetustus Williston p. 8 |
| 1930 | Discosaurus vetustus Hay p. 120 |
| 1981 | Discosaurus vetustus Thurmond and Jones p. 140 |
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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.
†Discosaurus vetustus Leidy 1851
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Hampe 2005, Kiessling 2004 | |||||