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Mesonyx uqbulakensis

Mammalia - Acreodi - Mesonychidae

Taxonomy
Mesonyx uqbulakensis was named by Tong (1989). Its type specimen is IVPP V7922, a maxilla, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Huashigou bone bed B (82507B), which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Uqbulak Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Mesonyx uqbulakensis Tong

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
orderAcreodiMatthew 1909
Mesonychia
familyMesonychidae
subfamilyMesonychinaeCope 1880
genusMesonyx
speciesuqbulakensis

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.

Mesonyx uqbulakensis Tong 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:02:52
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:02:52
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Archibald 1998, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Middle Eocene or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arshantan56.0 - 37.71China (Nei Mongol) Mesonyx uqbulakensis (72204)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71China (Xinjiang) Mesonyx uqbulakensis (type locality: 176333 176335)