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Eoryctes
Taxonomy
Eoryctes was named by Thewissen and Gingerich (1989). It is not extant. Its type is Eoryctes melanus.
It was assigned to Palaeoryctidae by Thewissen and Gingerich (1989), McKenna and Bell (1997), Lopatin (2006).
It was assigned to Palaeoryctidae by Thewissen and Gingerich (1989), McKenna and Bell (1997), Lopatin (2006).
Species
E. melanus (type species)
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by L. van den Hoek Ostende on 2013-10-27
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1989 | Eoryctes Thewissen and Gingerich |
| 1997 | Eoryctes McKenna and Bell |
| 2006 | Eoryctes Lopatin |
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G. †Eoryctes Thewissen and Gingerich 1989
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†Eoryctes melanus Thewissen and Gingerich 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available