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Vishnutherium

Osteichthyes - Giraffidae

Taxonomy
Vishnutherium was named by Lydekker (1876). It is not extant. Its type is Vishnutherium iravadicum.

It was assigned to Ruminantia by Lydekker (1876); and to Giraffidae by Carroll (1988).

Species
V. iravadicum (type species)
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by B. Allen on 2023-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Vishnutherium Lydekker
1988Vishnutherium Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
suborderRuminantiaScopoli 1777
—Pecora()
superfamilyGiraffomorpha
familyGiraffidae
genusVishnutherium

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. †Vishnutherium Lydekker 1876
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†Vishnutherium iravadicum Lydekker 1876
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available