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Phenacodonta

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Phenacodonta was named by McKenna (1975) [Mirorder]. It is extant. It was considered paraphyletic by Archibald (1998).

It was assigned to Ungulata by McKenna (1975); to Taxeopoda by Archibald (1998) and Gheerbrant et al. (2001); and to Panperissodactyla by Halliday et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Phenacodonta McKenna p. 42
1998Phenacodonta Archibald p. 299
2001Phenacodonta Gheerbrant et al. p. 111
2017Phenacodonta Halliday 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
Euungulata
Panperissodactyla
Phenacodonta
Phenacodonta

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.

Unr. Phenacodonta McKenna 1975
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G. †Olbitherium Tong et al. 2004
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Olbitherium millenariusum Tong et al. 2004
Fm. †Phenacodontidae Cope 1881 [condylarth]
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G. †Almogaver Crusafont-Pairo and Villalta 1954
G. †Copecion Gingerich 1989
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Copecion davisi Gingerich 1989
G. †Eodesmatodon Zheng and Chi 1978
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Eodesmatodon spanios Zheng and Chi 1978
G. †Lophocion Wang and Tong 1997
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Lophocion asiaticus Wang and Tong 1997
Lophocion grangeri Bai et al. 2019
Subfm. †Meniscotheriinae Cope 1882
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G. †Ectocion Cope 1882
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Ectocion cedrus Thewissen 1990
Ectocion collinus Russell 1929
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Invalid names: Gidleyina montanensis Gidley 1935 [synonym], Gidleyina silberlingi Gidley 1935 [synonym], Gidleyina wyomingensis Gazin 1956 [synonym], Meniscotherium semicingulatum Russell 1929 [synonym], Tetraclaenodon superior Simpson 1935 [synonym]
Ectocion ignotum Novacek et al. 1991
Ectocion major Patterson and West 1973
Ectocion mediotuber Thewissen 1990
Ectocion nanabeensis Beard and Dawson 2009
Ectocion osbornianus Cope 1882
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Invalid names: Ectocion ralstonensis Granger 1915 [synonym]
Ectocion parvus Granger 1915
Ectocion superstes Granger 1915
Invalid names: Gidleyina Simpson 1935 [synonym], Prosthecion Patterson and West 1973 [synonym]
G. †Meniscotherium Cope 1874
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Invalid names: Hyracops socialis Marsh 1892 [synonym], Meniscotherium robustum Thorpe 1934 [synonym], Meniscotherium terraerubrae Cope 1881 [synonym]
Meniscotherium priscum Granger 1915
Invalid names: Hyracops Marsh 1892 [synonym]
G. †Phenacodus Cope 1873
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Phenacodus bisonensis Gazin 1956
Phenacodus grangeri Simpson 1935
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Invalid names: Tetraclaenodon transitus Dorr 1958 [synonym]
Phenacodus intermedius Granger 1915
Phenacodus magnus Thewissen 1990
Phenacodus matthewi Simpson 1935
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Invalid names: Phenacodus gidleyi Simpson 1935 [synonym]
Phenacodus sulcatus Cope 1874
Phenacodus trilobatus Cope 1881
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Invalid names: Phenacodus robustus Simpson 1937 [synonym]
Phenacodus vortmani Cope 1880
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Invalid names: Phenacodus almiensis Gazin 1942 [synonym], Phenacodus apternus Cope 1882 [synonym], Phenacodus copei Granger 1915 [synonym]
Phenacodus zuniensis Cope 1881
Invalid names: Eohyus Marsh 1894 [synonym], Opisthotomus Cope 1875 [synonym], Phenacodus hemiconus Cope 1882 [nomen dubium], Phenacodus primaevus Cope 1873 [nomen dubium], Trispondylus Cope 1884 [replaced]
G. †Tetraclaenodon Scott 1892
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Invalid names: Mioclaenus floverianus Cope 1888 [synonym], Phenacodus calceolatus Cope 1883 [synonym], Protogonia plicifera Cope 1882 [synonym], Protogonia subquadrata Cope 1881 [synonym], Protogonia zuniensis Cope 1888 [synonym], Tetraclaenodon symbolicus Gidley 1935 [synonym]
Invalid names: Euprotogonia Cope 1893 [synonym], Protogonia Cope 1881 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available