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Paranyctoides maleficus

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Paranyctoides maleficus was named by Fox (1984). Its type specimen is UA 5573, a mandible (incomplete left dentary having m2-3), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Paranyctoides maleficus Fox p. 9
2004Paranyctoides maleficus Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 494, 506
2013Paranyctoides maleficus Montellano et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
RankNameAuthor
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
genusParanyctoides
speciesmaleficus

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available