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Taxonomy
Pliauchenia was named by Cope (1875) [called into question by Patton 1969a]. Its type is Pliauchenia humphreysiana.
It was assigned to Miolabinae by Hay (1902); to Camelinae by Simpson (1945); to Camelidae by Cope (1875), Matthew and Cook (1909) and Carroll (1988); and to Lamini by Webb (1965) and Honey et al. (1998).
It was assigned to Miolabinae by Hay (1902); to Camelinae by Simpson (1945); to Camelidae by Cope (1875), Matthew and Cook (1909) and Carroll (1988); and to Lamini by Webb (1965) and Honey et al. (1998).
Species
P. (Megatylopus), P. humphreysiana (type species), P. magnifontis, P. minima, P. raki, P. vulcanorum
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1875 | Pliauchenia Cope |
| 1902 | Pliauchenia Hay p. 679 |
| 1909 | Pliauchenia Matthew and Cook p. 395 |
| 1945 | Pliauchenia Simpson p. 150 |
| 1965 | Pliauchenia Webb p. 44 |
| 1988 | Pliauchenia Carroll |
| 1998 | Pliauchenia Honey et al. p. 451 |
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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. †Pliauchenia Cope 1875
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Subg. †Pliauchenia (Megatylopus) Matthew and Cook 1909
†Pliauchenia humphreysiana Cope 1875
†Pliauchenia magnifontis Gregory 1939
†Pliauchenia minima Wortman 1898
†Pliauchenia raki Frick 1921
†Pliauchenia vulcanorum Cope 1875
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available