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Brontops validus

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae

Taxonomy
Brontops validus was named by Marsh (1891).

It was recombined as Titanotherium validum by Osborn and Wortman (1895); it was synonymized subjectively with Megacerops dispar by Osborn (1902); it was synonymized subjectively with Menodus dispar by Clark and Beerbower (1967); it was synonymized subjectively with Brontops dispar by Osborn (1929), Mader (1989) and Mader (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Brontops validus Marsh p. 269
1895Titanotherium validum Osborn and Wortman

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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()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
familyBrontotheriidae()
subfamilyBrontotheriinaeMarsh 1873
tribeBrontotheriiniMarsh 1873
subtribeBrontotheriinaMarsh 1873
BrontotheriitaMarsh 1873
genusBrontops
speciesvalidus

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.

Brontops validus Marsh 1891
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available