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Microsyops
Taxonomy
Microsyops was named by Leidy (1872). It is not extant. It is the type genus of Microsyopidae.
It was assigned to Omnivora by Leidy (1873); to Pseudolemuridae by Schlosser (1877); to Limnotheriidae by Hay (1902); to Microsyopsidae by Wortman (1903), Hay (1930); to Mixodectidae by Osborn (1902), Stock (1938); to Microsyopinae by Stock (1934), Gunnell (1989); and to Microsyopidae by Leidy (1872), Van Valen (1967), McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was assigned to Omnivora by Leidy (1873); to Pseudolemuridae by Schlosser (1877); to Limnotheriidae by Hay (1902); to Microsyopsidae by Wortman (1903), Hay (1930); to Mixodectidae by Osborn (1902), Stock (1938); to Microsyopinae by Stock (1934), Gunnell (1989); and to Microsyopidae by Leidy (1872), Van Valen (1967), McKenna and Bell (1997).
Synonyms
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1872 | Microsyops Leidy |
1872 | Palaeacodon Leidy |
1872 | Bathrodon Marsh |
1872 | Mesacodon Marsh |
1872 | Bathrodon Marsh p. 211 |
1872 | Mesacodon Marsh p. 212 |
1873 | Microsyops Leidy p. 320 |
1873 | Palaeacodon Leidy p. 336 |
1877 | Microsyops Schlosser p. 34 |
1882 | Cynodontomys Cope p. 151 |
1902 | Cynodontomys Hay p. 788 |
1902 | Microsyops Hay p. 791 |
1902 | Bathrodon Hay p. 793 |
1902 | Mesacodon Hay p. 794 |
1902 | Palaeacodon Hay p. 794 |
1902 | Cynodontomys Osborn p. 205 |
1902 | Microsyops Osborn p. 205 |
1903 | Microsyops Wortman p. 352 |
1930 | Cynodontomys Hay p. 449 |
1930 | Microsyops Hay p. 449 |
1934 | Cynodontomys Stock p. 351 |
1934 | Microsyops Stock p. 351 |
1938 | Microsyops Stock p. 288 |
1967 | Cynodontomys Van Valen |
1967 | Microsyops Van Valen |
1989 | Microsyops Gunnell p. 91 |
1997 | Microsyops McKenna and Bell |
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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.
G. †Microsyops Leidy 1872
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†Microsyops cardiorestes Gunnell 1989
†Microsyops elegans Marsh 1871
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Invalid names: Bathrodon typus Marsh 1872 [synonym], Mesacodon speciosus Marsh 1872 [synonym], Microsyops gracilis Leidy 1872 [synonym], Palaeacodon verus Leidy 1872 [synonym]
†Microsyops knightensis Gazin 1952
†Microsyops kratos Stock 1938
†Microsyops latidens Cope 1882
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Invalid names: Notharctus cingulatus Loomis 1906 [synonym], Notharctus palmidens Loomis 1906 [synonym]
†Microsyops scottianus Cope 1881
Invalid names: Bathrodon Marsh 1872 [synonym], Cynodontomys Cope 1882 [synonym], Mesacodon Marsh 1872 [synonym], Palaeacodon Leidy 1872 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available