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Oxyclaenus simplex

Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae

Taxonomy
Chriacus simplex was named by Cope (1884). Its type specimen is AMNH 3107, a partial skull (M1-2, pt. M3, p4, m1, m2), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Protochriacus simplex by Scott (1892); it was recombined as Oxyclaenus simplex by Matthew (1897), Hay (1902), Hay (1930), Matthew (1937), Van Valen (1978) and Eberle (2003).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Chriacus simplex Cope p. 314
1888Mioclaenus filholianus Cope p. 329
1892Protochriacus simplex Scott p. 296
1892Carcinodon filholianus Scott p. 323
1897Oxyclaenus simplex Matthew p. 277 figs. Fiugure 8
1897Carcinodon filholianus Matthew p. 293
1902Oxyclaenus simplex Hay p. 744
1902Carcinodon filholianus Hay p. 762
1930Oxyclaenus simplex Hay p. 460
1930Carcinodon filholianus Hay p. 461
1937Carcinodon filholianus Matthew
1937Oxyclaenus simplex Matthew
1978Oxyclaenus simplex Van Valen
2003Oxyclaenus simplex Eberle p. 152

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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
Euungulata
orderProcreodiMatthew 1915
familyArctocyonidaeMurray 1866
genusOxyclaenusCope 1884
speciessimplex()

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.

Oxyclaenus simplex Cope 1884
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Invalid names: Mioclaenus filholianus Cope 1888 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available