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Ortotheriinae

Mammalia - Megalonychidae

Taxonomy
Ortotheriinae was named by Ameghino (1889).

It was assigned to Megalonychidae by Scillato-Yané (1980).

Subtaxa
Menilaus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Ortotheriinae Ameghino
1980Ortotheriinae Scillato-Yané p. 194

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
—Folivora
classEufolivoraDelsuc et al. 2001
superfamilyMegatherioideaGray 1821
familyMegalonychidaeGervais 1855
subfamilyOrtotheriinaeAmeghino 1889
subfamilyOrtotheriinaeAmeghino 1889

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.

Subfm. †Ortotheriinae Ameghino 1889
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G. †Menilaus Ameghino 1891
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available