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Sthenodectes
Taxonomy
Sthenodectes was named by Gregory (1912) [originally described as "a new genus or subgenus"]. Its type is Telmatherium incisivum.
It was assigned to Brontotheridae by Gregory (1912) and Carroll (1988); to Telmatheriinae by Osborn (1914) and Prothero and Schoch (1989); to Brontotheriini by Mihlbachler (2008); and to Brontotheriidae by Mader (2008).
It was assigned to Brontotheridae by Gregory (1912) and Carroll (1988); to Telmatheriinae by Osborn (1914) and Prothero and Schoch (1989); to Brontotheriini by Mihlbachler (2008); and to Brontotheriidae by Mader (2008).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1912 | Sthenodectes Gregory |
| 1914 | Sthenodectes Osborn p. 405 |
| 1988 | Sthenodectes Carroll |
| 1989 | Sthenodectes Prothero and Schoch p. 537 |
| 2008 | Sthenodectes Mader p. 72 |
| 2008 | Sthenodectes Mihlbachler p. 413 |
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G. †Sthenodectes Gregory 1912
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†Sthenodectes incisivum Douglass 1909
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Invalid names: Sthenodectes priscus Peterson 1934 [synonym]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| B. J. Mader 2008 | Large-sized (average length P2 to M3 in CM 2398 is 195 mm) brontothere with six very large, spatulate upper incisors and a very long, pointed canine. |
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Mader 1998 | |||||