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Meridiungulata (disused)

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Meridiungulata was named by McKenna (1975) [Mirorder].

It was assigned to Ungulata by McKenna (1975); and to Eutheria by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Meridiungulata McKenna p. 42
1997Meridiungulata McKenna and Bell p. 468

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Meridiungulata
Meridiungulata

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. †Meridiungulata McKenna 1975
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Invalid names: Trigonostylopoidea Simpson 1934 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03Peru (Cuzco) Hadrosauridae indet. (57181)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03Peru (Cusco) Coelurosauria indet., Hadrosauridae indet., Carnosauria indet. (57183) Theropoda indet., Atreipus sp. (57182)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Peru (San Martín) Meridiungulata indet. (225589)