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Megachoerus zygomaticus

Osteichthyes - Entelodontidae

Taxonomy
Megachoerus zygomaticus was named by Troxell (1920) [genotype]. Its type specimen is YPM 10008, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Archaeotherium zygomaticum by Storer (1996).

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Marcot on 2016-04-13

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Megachoerus zygomaticus Troxell
1940Megachoerus zygomaticus Scott p. 434 figs. Plate XLI, Figs. 1, 1a
1996Archaeotherium zygomaticum Storer
1998Megachoerus zygomaticus Effinger

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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
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
superfamilyEntelodontoideaLydekker 1883
familyEntelodontidaeLydekker 1883
genusMegachoerus
specieszygomaticus

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.

†Megachoerus zygomaticus Troxell 1920
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available