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Plesiesthonyx

Mammalia - Esthonychidae

Taxonomy
Plesiesthonyx was named by Lemoine (1891). Its type is Plesiesthonyx luciae.

It was assigned to Tillodontia by Wang and Jin (2004); and to Esthonychidae by Lucas and Schoch (1998) and Hooker (2010).

Species
P. luciae (type species), P. minimus

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Plesiesthonyx Lemoine
1992Franchaius Baudry
1998Plesiesthonyx Lucas and Schoch p. 270
2004Franchaius Wang and Jin
2004Plesiesthonyx Wang and Jin
2010Plesiesthonyx Hooker

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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
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Cimolesta()
suborderTillodontia()
familyEsthonychidaeCope 1883
genusPlesiesthonyxLemoine 1891

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.

G. †Plesiesthonyx Lemoine 1891
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Plesiesthonyx luciae Baudry 1992
Plesiesthonyx minimus Baudry 1992
Invalid names: Franchaius Baudry 1992 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 13:30:51
Modified: 2005-08-31 15:30:51
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lucas and Schoch 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Aude) P. sp. (182641)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) P. minimus (38868)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Marne) Franchaius luciae (35537) Franchaius minimus (35533 35535)