Pliauchenia vulcanorum Cope

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Object Details

Collector

Dr. Edward D. Cope

Geologic Age

Cenozoic / Neogene / Miocene

Record Last Modified

4 Aug 2025

Skeletal Morphology

Skull element, partial left maxilla, T

Stratigraphy

Santa Fe Group / Tesuque Fm

Collection Date

1874

USNM Number

V2631

Type Citation

Cope. 1875. Acad.Nat.Sci.Philadelphia Proc. 259.

Type Status

holotype

Place

Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States, North America

Published Name

Pliauchenia vulcanorum Cope

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Paleogeneral

Types: Mammals Terrestrial

Mammalia Primary Type

Paleobiology

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Synapsida Mammalia Eutheria Laurasiatheria Artiodactyla Camelidae

Data Source

NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30f59f3d3-498d-4870-ad0e-3cc94330d6fa

Record ID

nmnhpaleobiology_3428126