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Thryptacodon orthogonius

Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae

Taxonomy
Chriacus orthogonius was named by Russell (1929) [used in combination "Thryptacodon orthogonius" by Fox 1988, 1990]. Its type specimen is UALVP 124, a tooth (isolated left M2), and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Thryptacodon orthogonius by Scott et al. (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Chriacus orthogonius Russell
1956Thryptacodon demari Gazin p. 28 figs. Pl. 6:2-3
1956Thryptacodon belli Gazin pp. 29-30 figs. Pl. 6:1, 4
2002Thryptacodon orthogonius Scott et al. p. 695

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
Euungulata
orderProcreodiMatthew 1915
familyArctocyonidaeMurray 1866
genusThryptacodon
speciesorthogonius(Russell 1929)

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.

Thryptacodon orthogonius Russell 1929
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Invalid names: Thryptacodon belli Gazin 1956 [synonym], Thryptacodon demari Gazin 1956 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available