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Synoplotherium lanius

Mammalia - Acreodi - Mesonychidae

Taxonomy
Synoplotherium lanius was named by Cope (1872) [genotype]. Its type specimen is AMNH FM 5022, a partial skeleton (partial right and left dentaries, premaxillary and maxillary fragments bearing right I2–I3 and right and left C1, partial right and left manus, and additional, ), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mammoth Butte, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Washakie Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Synoplotherium.

It was recombined as Mesonyx lanius by Cope (1880), Cope (1880) and Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Synoplotherium lanius Cope
1880Mesonyx lanius Cope
1902Mesonyx lanius Hay p. 750
2021Synoplotherium lanius Tomiya et al.

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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
Scrotifera
orderAcreodiMatthew 1909
Mesonychia
familyMesonychidae
genusSynoplotherium
specieslaniusCope 1872

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.

Synoplotherium lanius Cope 1872
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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: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:02:52
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:02:52
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Archibald 1998, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Bridgerian or 50.30000 to 46.20000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Synoplotherium lanius (223463 223475 223476 223480 223482 type locality: 223503 223506)