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Dipassalus

Mammalia - Epoicotheriidae

Taxonomy
Dipassalus was named by Rose et al. (1991). It is not extant. Its type is Dipassalus oryctes.

It was assigned to Epoicotheriidae by Rose et al. (1991), McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
D. oryctes (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Dipassalus Rose et al.
1997Dipassalus McKenna and Bell

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—PholidotamorphaGaudin et al. 2009
suborderPalaeanodontaMatthew 1918
familyEpoicotheriidaeSimpson 1927
genusDipassalus

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. †Dipassalus Rose et al. 1991
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†Dipassalus oryctes Rose et al. 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available