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Tenisia

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Hyracodontidae

Taxonomy

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Tenisia Reshetov et al.
1996Tenisia Dashzeveg p. 9

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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()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
Ceratomorpha(Wood 1937)
superfamilyRhinocerotoidea
familyHyracodontidaeCope 1879
subfamilyAlloceropinaeWood 1932
genusTenisia

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. †Tenisia Reshetov et al. 1993
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Tenisia turgaica Borissiak 1915
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
V. Reshetov et al. 1993M 1-3 = 95-110 mm. Premolars and incisors non-reduced in number: Dental formula (I?,3) (C1,1) (P4,4) (M3,3) Incisors spatulated, semiequal in size with a slight decrease from I1-I3. C1 large. P1 single rooted, single cusped. The most molarized upper premolar is generally P2 from submolariform to semimolariform. Postcanine diastema - short. Premolar - Molar index (P 1-4 M/1-3) = 86%. Manus tridactyla. Tibio - metatarsal index 46.4%