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Entelopsidae

Mammalia - Bruta - Entelopsidae

Taxonomy
Entelopsidae was named by Ameghino (1889).

It was corrected as Entelopidae by Carroll (1988).

It was assigned to Pleiodonta by Ameghino (1889); to Gravigrada by Ameghino (1894); and to Mylodontoidea by Carroll (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Entelopsidae Ameghino p. 654
1894Entelopsidae Ameghino p. 168
1988Entelopidae Carroll

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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
Ditremata
Homalodonta
orderBruta
infraorderPleiodonta
familyEntelopsidae
familyEntelopsidae

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. †Entelopsidae Ameghino 1889
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G. †Delotherium Ameghino 1889
G. †Entelops Ameghino 1887
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Entelops parodii Pascual 1960
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialuc
Diet: insectivoreuc
Created: 2005-09-06 19:53:51
Modified: 2005-09-07 19:44:02
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Luo et al. 2003
Collections
No collection or age range data are available