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Tetheopsis ingens

Mammalia - Dinocerata - Uintatheriidae

Taxonomy
Tinoceras ingens was named by Marsh (1885).

It was recombined as Tetheopsis ingens by Wheeler (1961) and Lucas and Schoch (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Tinoceras ingens Marsh
1902Tinoceras ingens Hay p. 705
1961Tetheopsis ingens Wheeler p. 51
1998Tetheopsis ingens Lucas and Schoch p. 287

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
RankNameAuthor
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Uintatheriamorpha
orderDinocerata
familyUintatheriidaeFlower 1876
subfamilyUintatheriinaeFlower 1876
genusTetheopsis
speciesingens(Marsh 1885)

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.

Tetheopsis ingens Marsh 1885
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. H. Wheeler 1961Distinguished from T. speirianus by the short portion of the skull anterior to the maxillary horns, the skull resembling Uintatherium in this respect. Only one specimen is known.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Created: 2005-08-31 13:51:18
Modified: 2005-08-31 15:51:18
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lucas and Schoch 1998, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available