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Meniscotherium priscum

Osteichthyes - Phenacodontidae

Taxonomy
Meniscotherium priscum was named by Granger (1915).

It was synonymized subjectively with Ectocion parvus by Van Valen (1978); it was synonymized subjectively with Meniscotherium tapiacitum by Williamson and Lucas (1992).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Meniscotherium priscum Granger
1981Meniscotherium priscum Rose
1982Meniscotherium priscum Gingerich
1990Meniscotherium priscum Thewissen
1991Meniscotherium priscum Novacek 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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Panperissodactyla
Phenacodonta
familyPhenacodontidaeCope 1881
subfamilyMeniscotheriinae(Cope 1882)
genusMeniscotheriumCope 1874
speciespriscum

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.

Meniscotherium priscum Granger 1915
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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: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:04:22
Modified: 2011-04-24 23:24:26
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Archibald 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Early/Lower Eocene or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Wyoming) Meniscotherium priscum (80580)