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Trilophodon ligoniferus

Osteichthyes - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae

Taxonomy
Mastodon ligoniferus was named by Cope and Matthew (1915).

It was recombined as Trilophodon ligoniferus by Osborn (1936); it was considered a nomen dubium by Tobien (1973).

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Mastodon ligoniferus Cope and Matthew
1936Trilophodon ligoniferus Osborn

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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
superorderAfrotheria
Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
Tethytheria
orderProboscidea()
familyGomphotheriidaeHay 1922
genusTrilophodon
speciesligoniferus(Cope and Matthew 1915)

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.

Trilophodon ligoniferus Cope and Matthew 1915
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available