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Mesonyx dakotensis

Osteichthyes - Acreodi - Mesonychidae

Taxonomy
Mesonyx dakotensis was named by Scott (1892) [synonymized with "A. antiquus antiquus" by Lander 1998].

It was synonymized subjectively with Agriochoerus antiquus by Lander (1998).

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Marcot on 2017-05-09

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Mesonyx dakotensis Scott p. 306
1902Mesonyx dakotensis Hay p. 750
1930Mesonyx dakotensis Hay p. 468

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
orderAcreodiMatthew 1909
—Mesonychia
familyMesonychidae
subfamilyMesonychinaeCope 1880
genusMesonyx
speciesdakotensis

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.

†Mesonyx dakotensis Scott 1892
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available