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Ischyrotherium

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Ischyrotherium was named by Leidy (1856).

It was assigned to Sirenia by Leidy (1856); to Sirenia by Leidy (1860); to Champsosauridae by Hay (1902); and to Reptilia by Domning (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Ischyrotherium Leidy p. 89
1860Ischyrotherium Leidy p. 150
1902Ischyrotherium Hay p. 461
1996Ischyrotherium Domning p. 393

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
genusIschyrotherium

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.

G. †Ischyrotherium Leidy 1856
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Leidy 1856Leidy actually places this animal in "Cetacea Herbivora"