Orohippus tapirinus Cope

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Collector
Dr. Edward D. Cope
Geologic Age
Cenozoic - Paleogene - Eocene - Wasatchian
Record Last Modified
17 Oct 2024
Skeletal Morphology
Skull element, partial left mandible, tooth M1-M2
Stratigraphy
San Jose Fm
Collection Date
1874
USNM Number
V1086
Type Citation
Cope. 1875. Geogr.Explor.Surveys W.100th Meridian Rept. 263.
Cope. 1881. Am.Naturalist. 15 1018.
Cope. 1877. U.S.Geogr.Surveys West Of 100th Meridian Rept. pl.65,f.18.
Froehlich, D. J. 2002. Quo vadis Eohippus? The systematics and taxonomy of the Early Eocene equids (Perissodactyla). 134 141-256.
Cope. 1877. U.S.Geogr.Surveys West Of 100th Meridian Rept. pl.66,f.16.
Matthew. 1899. Am.Mus.Nat.Hist.Bull. 12 33.
Type Status
syntype
holotype
Place
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Published Name
Orohippus tapirinus Cope
Systemodon tapirinus (Cope)
Systemodon tapirinum (Cope)
Hyracotherium tapirinum (Cope)
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Paleogeneral
Types: Mammals Terrestrial
Mammalia Primary Type
Paleobiology
Taxonomy
Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Synapsida Mammalia Eutheria Laurasiatheria Perissodactyla Equidae
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
Record ID
nmnhpaleobiology_3427772
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3691d6a93-e946-4eab-b4a0-a747eab75c5f
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