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Nyctitherium priscus

Mammalia - Nyctitheriidae

Taxonomy
Nyctitherium priscus was named by Marsh (1872).

It was corrected as Nyctitherium priscum by Marsh (1872) and Hay (1902); it was recombined as Scenopagus priscus by Robinson (1966), Robinson (1968), Gazin (1976), Krishtalka (1976) and Krishtalka (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Nyctitherium priscum Marsh
1872Nyctitherium priscus Marsh p. 128
1902Nyctitherium priscum Hay p. 742
1966Scenopagus priscus Robinson
1968Scenopagus priscus Robinson
1976Scenopagus priscus Gazin
1976Scenopagus priscus Krishtalka

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
superfamilySoricoideaGill 1872
familyNyctitheriidaeSimpson 1928
genusNyctitherium
speciespriscus

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.

Nyctitherium priscus Marsh 1872
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available