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Megacerops angustigenis

Osteichthyes - Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae

Taxonomy
Menodus angustigenis was named by Cope (1886) [also said to be 1885].

It was recombined as Haplacodon angustigenis by Cope (1889); it was recombined as Titanotherium angustigenis by Osborn (1896); it was recombined as Megacerops angustigenis by Hay (1902), Osborn (1902), Lambe (1908), Osborn (1929).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Menodus angustigenis Cope p. 3
1889Haplacodon angustigenis Cope p. 153
1891Menodus angustigenis Cope p. 13
1896Titanotherium angustigenis Osborn p. 184
1902Megacerops angustigenis Hay p. 633
1902Megacerops angustigenis Osborn
1908Megacerops angustigenis Lambe
1929Megacerops angustigenis Osborn p. 482

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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
genusMegacerops
speciesangustigenis()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:53:16
Modified: 2005-08-31 21:53:16
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Mader 1998, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Chadronian or 37.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Menodus angustigenis (101961)