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Teleolophus sichuanensis

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae

Taxonomy
Teleolophus sichuanensis was named by Xu et al. (1979) [original combination unclear]. Its type specimen is IVPP V5373, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shipigou, which is in an Eocene/Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Hetaoyuan Formation of China.

It was recombined as Deperetella sichuanensis by Xu et al. (1979), Tong and Lei (1984) and Tsubamoto et al. (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Deperetella sichuanensis Xu et al.
1979Teleolophus sichuanensis Xu et al.
1984Deperetella sichuanensis Tong and Lei
2000Deperetella sichuanensis Tsubamoto et al. p. 185

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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
RankNameAuthor
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
Ceratomorpha(Wood 1937)
superfamilyTapiroideaGill 1872
familyTapiridae()
genusTeleolophusMatthew and Granger 1925
speciessichuanensisXu et al. 1979

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.

Teleolophus sichuanensis Xu et al. 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available