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† Meniscotherium (Hyracops)
Meniscotherium

Additional Functions

Grouping

Belong­ing to

 Gaeabionta  ⇒ Domäne: Eukaryota  ⇒ Reich: Animalia  ⇒ Mittelreich: Eumetazoa  ⇒ Klade: Triploblastica  ⇒ Klade: Nephrozoa  ⇒ Abzweig: Deuterostomia  ⇒ Stamm: Chordata  ⇒ Unterstamm: Vertebrata  ⇒ Infrastamm: Gnathostomata  ⇒ Klade: Tetrapoda  ⇒ Klasse: Mammalia  ⇒ Unterklasse: Theriiformes  ⇒ Infraklasse: Holotheria  ⇒ Superlegion: Trechnotheria  ⇒ Legion: Cladotheria  ⇒ Sublegion: Zatheria  ⇒ Infralegion: Tribosphenida  ⇒ Superkohorte: Theria  ⇒ Kohorte: Placentalia  ⇒ Magnordnung: Epitheria  ⇒ Superordnung: Ungulata  ⇒ Großordnung: Cetungulata  ⇒ Ordnung: Taxeopoda  ⇒ Unterordnung: Phenacodonta  ⇒ Familie: Phenacodontidae  ⇒ Unterfamilie: Meniscotheriinae

Taxo­nomic seg­ment

Gattung

This mentioned taxonomy is an attempt to make an conclusive assignment from the different classifications of various scientists. Because the taxonomy may change due to the latest investigative methods and other findings, our map is a guide only.

Name from

Corre­spond­ing author (Name, Year)

Cope, 1874

Other languages

scientific

Meniscotherium

Alternative Name

scientific

Hyracops

Marsh, 1892
Ref.: W. Granger. 1915. A Revision of the Lower Eocene Wasatch and Wind River Faunas. Part III - Order Condylarthra. Families Phenacodontidae and Meniscotheriidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 34(10):329-361

Lebenszeitraum in Million Jahren (Ma)

Start age: 50.3 Ma - End age: 48.6 Ma
Phanerozoic
(Phanerozoikum)
Cenozoic
(Känozoikum)
Paleogene
(Paläogen)
Eocene
(Eozän)
Ypresian
(Ypresium)
47.8
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Motility: actively mobile
Habit: ground dwelling
Environment: terrestrial
Diet:

herbivore
Compositon of the remains:

phosphatic

Reference- and Source indication, Literature

Next lower taxonomy level

On the same taxonomic level (siblings) (Count: 1)

Taxonomic assignment (3)

References by PBDB, License: CC BY

  • T. J. D. Halliday, 2017 - Resolving the relationships of Paleocene placental mammals - (92), 521-550 (journal article, English)
  • J. Alroy, 2002 - Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals - (), - (unpublished, English)
  • T. E. Williamson, 1992 - Meniscotherium (Mammalia, "Condylarthra) from the Paleocene-Eocene of Western North America) - New Mex Museum of Natural History Science Bulletin (1), 1-75 (journal article, English)
  • J. G. M. Thewissen, 1990 - Evolution of Paleocene and Eocene Phenacodontidae (Mammalia, Condylarthra) - University of Michigan Papers on Paleontology (29), 1-107 (serial monograph, English)
  • S. G. Lucas, 1981 - The Systematics of Forstercooperia, a Middle to Late Eocene Hyracodontid (Perissodactyla: Rhinocerotoidea) from Asia and Western North America - Journal of Paleontology (55), 826-841 (journal article, English)
  • G. G. Simpson, 1981 - History of vertebrate paleontology in the San Juan Basin - Advances in San Juan Basin Paleontology (), 3-25 (book chapter, English)
  • M. R. Thorpe, 1934 - Meniscotherium robustum sp. nov., and a discussion of Hyracops socialis Marsh - American Journal of Science (27), 401-409 (journal article, English)
  • W. Granger, 1915 - A Revision of the Lower Eocene Wasatch and Wind River Faunas. Part III - Order Condylarthra. Families Phenacodontidae and Meniscotheriidae - Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (34), 329-361 (journal article, English)
  • E. D. Cope, 1882 - Synopsis of the Vertebrata of the Puerco Eocene epoch. Supplement on a new Meniscotherium from the Wasatch epoch - Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society (20), 461-471 (journal article, English)
  • E. D. Cope, 1881 - On some Mammalia of the lowest Eocene beds of New Mexico - Palaeontological Bulletin (33), 484-495 (journal article, English)

IDs

GUSID (Global unique identifier short form) _YvKszbvi0e7WsqROnx8Eg
GUID (Global unique identifier) B3CA8BFD-EF36-478B-BB5A-CA913A7C7C12
Database ID 59290