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Umbogaulus monodon

Mammalia - Rodentia - Mylagaulidae

Taxonomy
Mylagaulus monodon was named by Cope (1881). Its type locality is Hazard Homestead Quarry, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in Nebraska.

It was recombined as Umbogaulus monodon by Korth (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Mylagaulus monodon Cope
1902Mylagaulus monodon Hay p. 721
1904Mylagaulus monodon Matthew and Gidley p. 265
2000Umbogaulus monodon Korth

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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
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyMylagaulidaeCope 1881
subfamilyMylagaulinaeCope 1881
genusUmbogaulus
speciesmonodon(Cope 1881)

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.

Umbogaulus monodon Cope 1881
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available