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Neocnus

Osteichthyes - Megalonychidae

Taxonomy
Neocnus was named by Arredondo (1961).

It was assigned to Cubanocnini by White and MacPhee (2001); and to Choloepodinae by Varela et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Neocnus Arredondo
2001Neocnus White and MacPhee
2019Neocnus Varela et al.

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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
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
—Folivora
—Eufolivora
superfamilyMegatherioideaGray 1821
familyMegalonychidaeGervais 1855
subfamilyCholoepodinaeMacPhee 2001
genusNeocnusArredondo 1961

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. †Neocnus Arredondo 1961
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†Neocnus comes Miller 1929
†Neocnus dousman MacPhee et al. 2001
†Neocnus gliriformis Matthew 1931
†Neocnus major Arredondo 1961
†Neocnus toupiti MacPhee et al. 2001
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:30:05
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Cuba Microcnus gliriformis (37704)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Cuba (Matanzas) N. gliriformis (152870)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Dominican Republic (Pedernales) N. comes (186694) N. sp. (186695)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Dominican Republic (La Altagracia) N. sp. (232040)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Cuba (Artemisa) Microcnus gliriformis (195083)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Cuba (Mayabeque) Microcnus gliriformis (153777)