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Epanorthus

Mammalia - Paucituberculata - Caenolestidae

Taxonomy
Epanorthus was named by Ameghino (1889). It is the type genus of Epanorthidae.

It was assigned to Epanorthidae by Ameghino (1891), Ameghino (1894) and Ameghino (1897).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Epanorthus Ameghino
1891Epanorthus Ameghino p. 19
1894Epanorthus Ameghino p. 89
1897Epanorthus Ameghino p. 500

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
orderPaucituberculataAmeghino 1894
superfamilyCaenolestoidea
familyCaenolestidaeTrouessart 1898
genusEpanorthusAmeghino 1889

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. †Epanorthus Ameghino 1889
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Epanorthus ambiguus Ameghino 1891
Epanorthus holmbergi Ameghino 1890
Epanorthus inaequalis Ameghino 1891
Epanorthus lepidus Ameghino 1891
Epanorthus simplex Ameghino 1894
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Clemens 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Lillegraven 1979
Collections
No collection or age range data are available