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Anisacodon montanus

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae

Taxonomy
Anisacodon montanus was named by Marsh (1875) [supposed "type" of brontothere genus]. It is the type species of Anisacodon.

It was recombined as Diconodon montanus by Marsh (1876); it was recombined as Titanotherium montanum by Osborn (1896); it was recombined as Symborodon montanus by Hay (1902) and Osborn (1902); it was synonymized subjectively with Menodus giganteus by Osborn (1929); it was considered a nomen dubium by Mader (1989) and Mader (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Anisacodon montanus Marsh p. 246
1876Diconodon montanus Marsh
1896Titanotherium montanum Osborn p. 183
1902Symborodon montanus Hay p. 637
1902Symborodon montanus Osborn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
familyBrontotheriidae()
subfamilyBrontotheriinaeMarsh 1873
tribeBrontotheriiniMarsh 1873
subtribeBrontotheriinaMarsh 1873
BrontotheriitaMarsh 1873
genusAnisacodon
speciesmontanus

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.

Anisacodon montanus Marsh 1875
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:53:16
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:53:16
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Mader 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002
Collections
No collection or age range data are available