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Merycodus tehuanus

Mammalia - Antilocapridae

Taxonomy
Dicrocerus tehuanus was named by Cope (1877).

It was recombined as Merycodus tehuanus by Hay (1902), Matthew (1909); it was considered a nomen dubium by Frick (1937).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Dicrocerus tehuanus Cope
1902Merycodus tehuanus Hay p. 683
1909Merycodus tehuanus Matthew

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Eugnathostomata
Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
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()
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
Pecora()
familyAntilocapridae
genusMerycodus
speciestehuanus(Cope 1877)

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.

Merycodus tehuanus Cope 1877
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserg
Diet 2: grazerg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-04 10:46:01
Modified: 2009-01-04 12:46:01
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Solounias and Moelleken 1993, Kiessling 2004, Lillegraven 1979
Collections
No collection or age range data are available