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Tetrapassalus

Mammalia - Epoicotheriidae

Taxonomy
Tetrapassalus was named by Simpson (1959). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Epoicotheriidae by Simpson (1959), Rose (1978) and Carroll (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Tetrapassalus Simpson
1978Tetrapassalus Rose p. 665
1988Tetrapassalus Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
PholidotamorphaGaudin et al. 2009
suborderPalaeanodontaMatthew 1918
familyEpoicotheriidaeSimpson 1927
genusTetrapassalus

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. †Tetrapassalus Simpson 1959
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Tetrapassalus mckennai Simpson 1959
Tetrapassalus proius West 1973
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available