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Menodus montanus

Osteichthyes - Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae

Taxonomy
Anisacodon montanus was named by Marsh (1875) [supposed "type" of brontothere genus].

It was recombined as Diconodon montanus by Marsh (1876); it was recombined as Titanotherium montanum by Osborn (1896); it was recombined as Symborodon montanus by Hay (1902), Osborn (1902); it was recombined as Menodus montanus by Osborn (1929); it was considered a nomen dubium by Mader (1989), Mader (1998).

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Marcot on 2015-11-04

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Anisacodon montanus Marsh p. 246
1876Diconodon montanus Marsh
1896Titanotherium montanum Osborn p. 183
1902Symborodon montanus Hay p. 637
1902Symborodon montanus Osborn
1929Menodus montanus Osborn p. 537 figs. Text figures 175, 447

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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()
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
speciesmontanus()

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 montanus Marsh 1875
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available