Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Menodus hypoceras

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae

Taxonomy
Symborodon hypoceras was named by Cope (1874).

It was recombined as Brontotherium hypoceras by Hay (1902), Osborn (1902) and Osborn (1929); it was recombined as Menodus hypoceras by Clark and Beerbower (1967); it was considered a nomen dubium by Osborn (1896), Mader (1989) and Mader (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Symborodon hypoceras Cope
1902Brontotherium hypoceras Hay p. 635
1902Brontotherium hypoceras Osborn
1929Brontotherium hypoceras Osborn
1967Menodus hypoceras Clark and Beerbower

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
familyBrontotheriidae()
subfamilyBrontotheriinaeMarsh 1873
tribeBrontotheriiniMarsh 1873
subtribeBrontotheriinaMarsh 1873
—BrontotheriitaMarsh 1873
genusMenodus
specieshypoceras(Cope 1874)

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.

†Menodus hypoceras Cope 1874
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available