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Palauchenia mexicana

Osteichthyes - Camelidae

Taxonomy
Palauchenia mexicana was named by del Castillo (1869) [genotype].

It was recombined as Gigantocamelus mexicanus by Silva-Bárcenas (1969) and Ferrusquia (1978); it was recombined as Camelops mexicanus by Dalquest (1974), Mooser and Dalquest (1975).

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Palauchenia mexicana del Castillo
1870Palauchenia magna Owen
1873Palauchenia magna Leidy p. 255
1948Gigantocamelus magna Maldanodo-Koerdell
1969Gigantocamelus mexicanus Silva-Bárcenas
1974Camelops mexicanus Dalquest p. 198
1975Camelops mexicanus Mooser and Dalquest p. 344
1978Gigantocamelus magna Ferrusquia
1978Gigantocamelus mexicanus Ferrusquia
1992Palauchenia mexicana Dalquest

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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()
suborderTylopoda()
familyCamelidae
genusPalaucheniadel Castillo 1869
speciesmexicanadel Castillo 1869

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.

†Palauchenia mexicana del Castillo 1869
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Invalid names: Palauchenia magna Owen 1870 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available