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Eorhynchocyon

Osteichthyes - Macroscelidea - Rhynchocyonidae

Taxonomy
Eorhynchocyon was named by Senut and Pickford (2021). Its type is Eorhynchocyon rupestris.

It was assigned to Rhynchocyonidae by Senut and Pickford (2021).

Species
E. rupestris (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Eorhynchocyon Senut and Pickford

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
superorderAfrotheria
—Afroinsectiphilia
—Afroinsectivora
orderMacroscelideaButler 1956
familyRhynchocyonidae(Gill 1872)
genusEorhynchocyon

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. †Eorhynchocyon Senut and Pickford 2021
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†Eorhynchocyon rupestris Senut and Pickford 2021
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available