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Ephelcomenus filholi

Mammalia - Anoplotheriidae

Taxonomy
Ephelcomenus filholi was named by Lydekker (1889). Its type specimen is BMNH M.41, a maxilla (maxilla with left I2-P4), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Ephelcomenus filholi Lydekker
2007Ephelcomenus filholi Erfurt and Metais p. 73

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
suborderTylopoda()
superfamilyAnoplotherioideaBonaparte 1850
familyAnoplotheriidae()
subfamilyAnoplotheriinaeGray 1821
genusEphelcomenusHurzeler 1938
speciesfilholiLydekker 1889

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.

†Ephelcomenus filholi Lydekker 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: folivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 06:34:20
Modified: 2005-09-01 08:34:20
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Blondel 1996, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999
Collections
No collection or age range data are available