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Meniscodon

Osteichthyes - Dichobunidae

Taxonomy
Meniscodon was named by Rütimeyer (1888). It is not extant. Its type is Meniscodon picteti.

It was assigned to Dichobunidae by Hooker (1986), Carroll (1988); to Dichobunini by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Dichobuninae by Theodor et al. (2007).

Species
M. europaeum, M. picteti (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Meniscodon Rütimeyer
1986Meniscodon Hooker p. 376
1988Meniscodon Carroll
1997Meniscodon McKenna and Bell p. 400
2007Meniscodon Theodor et al. p. 46

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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()
superfamilyDichobunoideaGill 1872
familyDichobunidaeGill 1872
subfamilyDichobuninaeTurner 1849
genusMeniscodonRütimeyer 1888

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. †Meniscodon Rütimeyer 1888
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†Meniscodon europaeum Rutimeyer 1888
†Meniscodon picteti Rutimeyer 1891
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 06:18:28
Modified: 2005-09-01 08:18:28
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Blondel 1996, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Alsace Region) M. europaeum (31609)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71Switzerland (Baselland) M. europaeum (31723)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Rhone-Alpes Region) M. europaeum (31741)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Picardie Region) M. europaeum (31584)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Switzerland (Baselland) M. europaeum (31720) M. picteti, Phenacodus europaeus (31718)