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Pelonax
Taxonomy
Pelonax was named by Cope (1873).
It was synonymized subjectively with Elotherium by Hay (1902); it was reranked as Archaeotherium (Pelonax) by Macdonald (1951); it was synonymized subjectively with Archaeotherium by Galbreath (1953) and Effinger (1998).
It was assigned to Archaeotherium by Macdonald (1951); and to Entelodontidae by Scott (1940) and Parris and Green (1969).
It was synonymized subjectively with Elotherium by Hay (1902); it was reranked as Archaeotherium (Pelonax) by Macdonald (1951); it was synonymized subjectively with Archaeotherium by Galbreath (1953) and Effinger (1998).
It was assigned to Archaeotherium by Macdonald (1951); and to Entelodontidae by Scott (1940) and Parris and Green (1969).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1873 | Pelonax Cope |
| 1940 | Pelonax Scott p. 439 figs. Plate XLIV, Fig. 3 |
| 1951 | Archaeotherium (Pelonax) Macdonald p. 260 |
| 1969 | Pelonax Parris and Green p. 1277 |
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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. †Pelonax Cope 1873
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†Archaeotherium (Pelonax) lemleyi Macdonald 1951
†Pelonax potens Marsh 1893
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available