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Mesungulatidae
Taxonomy
Mesungulatidae was named by Bonaparte (1986).
It was assigned to Dryolestoidea by Bonaparte (1986); to Dryolestida by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004); to Dryolestoidea by Rougier et al. (2009); to Mesungulatoidea by Rougier et al. (2011), Martinelli et al. (2021); and to Dryolestoidea by Rougier et al. (2009), Connelly et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Dryolestoidea by Bonaparte (1986); to Dryolestida by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004); to Dryolestoidea by Rougier et al. (2009); to Mesungulatoidea by Rougier et al. (2011), Martinelli et al. (2021); and to Dryolestoidea by Rougier et al. (2009), Connelly et al. (2024).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1986 | Mesungulatidae Bonaparte p. 48 |
| 2004 | Mesungulatidae Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 380, 393 |
| 2009 | Mesungulatidae Rougier et al. p. 226 |
| 2009 | Mesungulatidae Rougier et al. p. 197 |
| 2011 | Mesungulatidae Rougier et al. p. S12 |
| 2021 | Mesungulatidae Martinelli et al. |
| 2024 | Mesungulatidae Connelly et al. |
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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.
Fm. †Mesungulatidae Bonaparte 1986
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G. †Mesungulatum Bonaparte and Soria 1985
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†Mesungulatum houssayi Bonaparte and Soria 1985
†Mesungulatum lamarquensis Rougier et al. 2009
Invalid names: Quirogatherium Bonaparte 1990 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988, Luo et al. 2003, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Collections (10 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santonian | Argentina (Neuquén) | Mesungulatidae indet. (84310) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Chile (Última Esperanza) | Orretherium tzen (210648) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Argentina (Río Negro) | Mesungulatum houssayi, Mesungulatidae indet. (45087) Quirogatherium major (231686) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Orretherium tzen (234712) | |
| Maastrichtian | Argentina (Chubut) | Coloniatherium cilinskii (121187 121188 121189) | |
| Maastrichtian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Argentina (Río Negro) | Mesungulatum lamarquensis (48999) | |
| Danian | Argentina (Chubut) | Peligrotherium tropicalis (95914) |