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Eodolichotis elachys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Caviidae

Taxonomy
Eodolichotis elachys was named by Walton (1990). Its type specimen is IGM-DU 86-188, a mandible (left mandible with m1-m3), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Eodolichotis elachys Walton

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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
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
—Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyCavioideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyCaviidae
subfamilyDolichotinae
genusEodolichotis
specieselachys

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.

†Eodolichotis elachys Walton 1990
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. H. Walton 1990As for genus. Smallest La Venta dolichotinae, size near that of Orthomyctera andina Rovoreto. Mandible as in Eocardia.