Oxyaena morsitans 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 lower jaw, T-M1-M3
Stratigraphy
San Jose Fm
Collection Date
18 Sep 1874
USNM Number
V1041
Type Citation
Cope. 1877. U.S.Geogr.Surveys West Of 100th Meridian Rept. pl.34,f.1-4.
Cope. 1874. U.S.Chief Of Engineers Ann.Rept., Appendix Ff. 124.
Cope. 1875. Geogr.Explor.Surveys W.100th Meridian Rept. 9.
Cope. 1875. Ann.Rept.Chief Engineers, Appendix. 94.
Matthew. 1899. Am.Mus.Nat.Hist.Bull. 12 31.
Type Status
holotype
Place
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Published Name
Oxyaena morsitans Cope
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Paleogeneral
Types: Mammals Terrestrial
Mammalia Primary Type
Paleobiology
Taxonomy
Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Synapsida Mammalia Eutheria Laurasiatheria Creodonta Oxyaenidae
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
Record ID
nmnhpaleobiology_3427733
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35b87c817-a1fb-4524-9af6-2e69137890c6
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