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Cryptomastodon

Mammalia - Proboscidea

Taxonomy
Cryptomastodon was named by von Koenigswald (1933). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Proboscidea by Shikama (1966); and to Proboscidea by Domning (1996).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Cryptomastodon von Koenigswald
1966Cryptomastodon Shikama p. 167
1996Cryptomastodon Domning p. 395

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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
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Tethytheria
orderProboscidea()
genusCryptomastodonvon Koenigswald 1933

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. †Cryptomastodon von Koenigswald 1933
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Cryptomastodon martini Koenigswald 1933
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available