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Mesoscalops
Taxonomy
Mesoscalops was named by Reed (1960). Its type is Mesoscalops scopelotemos.
It was assigned to Proscalopinae by Van Valen (1967); and to Proscalopidae by Reed (1960), Barnosky (1981), Carroll (1988), Gunnell et al. (2008).
It was assigned to Proscalopinae by Van Valen (1967); and to Proscalopidae by Reed (1960), Barnosky (1981), Carroll (1988), Gunnell et al. (2008).
Species
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Alroy on 2013-10-27
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1907 | Arctoryctes Matthew |
| 1907 | Arctoryctes terrenus Matthew |
| 1930 | Arctoryctes Hay p. 429 |
| 1930 | Arctoryctes terrenus Hay p. 429 |
| 1954 | Arctoryctes Reed p. 102 |
| 1960 | Mesoscalops Reed |
| 1967 | Mesoscalops Van Valen |
| 1967 | Proscalops terrenus Van Valen |
| 1968 | Proscalops terrenus Hutchison |
| 1972 | Proscalops terrenus Hutchison |
| 1981 | Mesoscalops Barnosky p. 293 |
| 1988 | Mesoscalops Carroll |
| 1997 | Arctoryctes McKenna and Bell |
| 2008 | Mesoscalops Gunnell et al. |
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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. †Mesoscalops Reed 1960
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†Mesoscalops irwini Albright III et al. 2026
†Mesoscalops montanensis Barnosky 1981
†Mesoscalops scopelotemos Reed 1960
Invalid names: Arctoryctes Matthew 1907 [nomen dubium], Arctoryctes terrenus Matthew 1907 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available