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Hyopsodus powellianus

Osteichthyes - Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae

Taxonomy
Hyopsodus powellianus was named by Cope (1884) [also said to be 1882 and 1885; "at first... referred to Phenacodus": Matthew 1909b; but this is not supported by Redline 1997].

It was considered a nomen dubium by Gazin (1962).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Hyopsodus powellianus Cope
1902Hyopsodus powellianus Hay p. 791
1902Hyopsodus powellianus Osborn p. 184 figs. Figure 9
1905Hyopsodus lawsoni Loomis
1905Hyopsodus browni Loomis p. 422 fig. 7
1905Hyopsodus jacksoni Loomis p. 423 fig. 8
1930Hyopsodus powellianus Hay p. 444
1962Hyopsodus browni Gazin
1967Hyopsodus powellianus Guthrie
1984Hyopsodus powellianus Kihm

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Epitheria
orderCondylarthraCope 1881
familyHyopsodontidaeTrouessart 1879
genusHyopsodusLeidy 1870
speciespowellianusCope 1884

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.

Hyopsodus powellianus Cope 1884
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Invalid names: Hyopsodus browni Loomis 1905 [synonym], Hyopsodus jacksoni Loomis 1905 [synonym], Hyopsodus lawsoni Loomis 1905 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available