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Nesodon limitatum

Mammalia - Notoungulata - Toxodontidae

Taxonomy
Nesodon limitatum was named by Mercerat (1891).

It was recombined as Rhadinotherium limitatum by Ameghino (1887), Ameghino (1894); it was considered a nomen dubium by Scott (1912).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Rhadinotherium limitatum Ameghino
1891Nesodon limitatum Mercerat
1894Rhadinotherium limitatum Ameghino p. 25

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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
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
—Sudamericungulata
orderNotoungulata
suborderToxodontiaAmeghino 1887
—Eutoxodontia
familyToxodontidae
subfamilyNesodontinae(Murray 1866)
genusNesodonOwen 1846
specieslimitatumMercerat 1891

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.

†Nesodon limitatum Mercerat 1891
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available