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Liaotherium gracile

Mammalia - Amphilestidae

Taxonomy
Liaotherium gracile was named by Zhou et al. (1991). Its type specimen is GMC V2006, a mandible (left dentary), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fangshen, Lingyuan, which is in a Jurassic terrestrial mudstone/sandstone in the Jiulongshan Formation of China. It is the type species of Liaotherium.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Liaotherium gracile Zhou et al.
2004Liaotherium gracile Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 219, 239

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
familyAmphilestidae(Osborn 1888)
genusLiaotherium
speciesgracile

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.

Liaotherium gracile Zhou et al. 1991
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Diagnosis
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