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Eomesodon

Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes

Taxonomy
Eomesodon was named by Woodward (1918) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori J Tith-u Sepkoski's reference number: 2,452].

It was assigned to Pycnodontes by Gardiner (1960); to Brembodontidae by Nursall (1996); to Pycnodontoidei by Poyato-Ariza and Wenz (2002); to Pycnodontiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Mesturidae by Delsate et al. (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Eomesodon Woodward
1960Eomesodon Gardiner p. 320
1996Eomesodon Nursall p. 135
2002Eomesodon Delsate et al. p. 33
2002Eomesodon Poyato-Ariza and Wenz p. 218
2002Eomesodon Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderPycnodontiformesBerg 1937
suborderPycnodontoidei
genusEomesodonWoodward 1918

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. †Eomesodon Woodward 1918
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Eomesodon hoeferi Gorjanovic-Kramberger 1905
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available