type specimen

Noun

Meaning

type specimen (plural type specimens)

(taxonomy) A specimen whose characteristics are used to describe and name a species

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Extinction The type specimen of the Tuamotu sandpiper (Prosobonia cancellata) was collected on Kiritimati in 1778, probably on 1 or 2 January, during Captain Cook 's visit. Source: Internet

In 1924, museum president Henry Fairfield Osborn designated the skull and claw (which he assumed to come from the hand) as the type specimen of his new genus, Velociraptor. Source: Internet

Palatino family The roman form of Palatino from an American metal type specimen sheet. Source: Internet

However, it was shown by Bennett that the type specimen later designated for Diopecephalus was a fossil belonging to P. kochi, and no longer thought to be separate from Pterodactylus. Source: Internet

Juvenile type specimen of P. kochi The only well-known and well-supported species left by the first decades of the 21st century were P. antiquus and P. kochi. Source: Internet

In 2015, Tschopp et al. found the type specimen of Apatosaurus laticollis to nest closely with CM 3018, meaning the former is likely a junior synonym of A. louisae. Source: Internet

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