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Epirigenys lokonensis

Mammalia - Anthracotheriidae

Taxonomy
Epirigenys lokonensis was named by Lihoreau et al. (2015). Its type specimen is KNM-LH 30375 , a mandible (left hemi mandible with P/3-M/2), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lokone Hills 1/2, which is in an Oligocene fluvial sandstone in the Lokone Sandstone Formation of Kenya. It is the type species of Epirigenys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Epirigenys lokonensis Lihoreau et al. p. 2 figs. Fig. 1

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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
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Whippomorpha
superfamilyHippopotamoideaGray 1821
familyAnthracotheriidaeLeidy 1869
genusEpirigenys
specieslokonensis

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.

†Epirigenys lokonensis Lihoreau et al. 2015
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available