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Teleoceras (Mesoceras)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae

Taxonomy
Teleoceras (Mesoceras) was named by Cook (1930).

It was assigned to Teleoceras by Cook (1930).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Teleoceras (Mesoceras) Cook p. 49

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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
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
RankNameAuthor
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
—Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
—Ceratomorpha(Wood 1937)
superfamilyRhinocerotoidea
familyRhinocerotidae
subfamilyRhinocerotinae
tribeRhinocerotini
subtribeTeleoceratina(Hay 1902)
genusTeleoceras
subgenusMesoceras

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.

Subg. †Teleoceras (Mesoceras) Cook 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousg
Diet: grazerg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 15:13:50
Modified: 2009-01-04 12:32:14
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Prothero 1998, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available