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Esthonychidae

Mammalia - Esthonychidae

Taxonomy
Esthonychidae was named by Cope (1883). It is not extant. Its type is Esthonyx. It was considered monophyletic by Miyata (2007).

It was assigned to Creodonta by Cope (1889); to Tillodontia by Gadow (1898); and to Tillodontia by Hay (1902), Chow et al. (1977), Carroll (1988), Miyata (2007), Rose et al. (2012), Rose et al. (2013).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Anchippodontidae Gill
1875Tillotheriidae Marsh
1883Esthonychidae Cope
1889Esthonychidae Cope p. 876
1889Tillotheriidae Cope p. 876
1898Esthonychidae Gadow p. 42
1898Tillotheriidae Gadow p. 42
1902Esthonychidae Hay p. 715
1902Anchippodontidae Hay p. 716
1977Esthonychidae Chow et al.
1988Esthonychidae Carroll
1997Tillotheriidae McKenna and Bell p. 214
2007Esthonychidae Miyata p. 662
2012Esthonychidae Rose et al.
2013Esthonychidae Rose et al. p. 843

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Cimolesta()
suborderTillodontia()
familyEsthonychidaeCope 1883
familyEsthonychidaeCope 1883

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.

Fm. †Esthonychidae Cope 1883
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G. †Adapidium Young 1937
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†Adapidium huanghoense Young 1937
Subfm. †Esthonychinae Zittel and Schlosser 1911
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G. †Anthraconyx Rose et al. 2013
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†Anthraconyx hypsomylus Rose et al. 2013
G. †Esthonyx Cope 1874
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†Esthonyx acutidens Cope 1881
†Esthonyx bisulcatus Cope 1874
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Invalid names: Esthonyx acer Cope 1874 [synonym], Esthonyx burmeisterii Cope 1874 [synonym]
†Esthonyx gunnelli Gingerich 1989
†Esthonyx munieri Lemoine 1891
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Invalid names: Franchaius russellonyx Baudry 1992 [synonym], Plesiesthonyx chardini Baudry 1992 [synonym], Plesiesthonyx elongatus Baudry 1992 [synonym]
†Esthonyx spatularius Cope 1880
G. †Indoesthonyx Smith et al. 2016
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†Indoesthonyx suratensis Smith et al. 2016
G. †Paresthonyx Tong and Wang 2006
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†Paresthonyx orientalis Tong and Wang 2006
G. †Megalesthonyx Rose 1971
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†Megalesthonyx hopsoni Rose 1971
G. †Plesiesthonyx Lemoine 1891
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†Plesiesthonyx luciae Baudry 1992
†Plesiesthonyx minimus Baudry 1992
Invalid names: Franchaius Baudry 1992 [synonym]
Subfm. †Trogosinae Gazin 1953
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G. †Higotherium Miyata and Tomida 1998
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†Higotherium hypsodon Miyata and Tomida 1998
G. †Tillodon Gazin 1953
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†Tillodon fodiens Marsh 1875
G. †Trogosus Leidy 1871
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†Trogosus castoridens Leidy 1871
†Trogosus gazini Miyata 2007
†Trogosus grangeri Gazin 1953
†Trogosus hillsii Gazin 1953
†Trogosus hyracoides Marsh 1873
†Trogosus latidens Marsh 1874
†Trogosus shantunensis Chow 1963
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Invalid names: Kuanchuanius danjiangensis Cheng and Ma 1990 [synonym]
Invalid names: Tillotherium Marsh 1873 [synonym]
Invalid names: Anchippodus Leidy 1868 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Anchippodontidae Gill 1872 [synonym], Tillotheriidae Marsh 1875 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available