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Mesonychidae Cope, 1880 †

102907  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:102907)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Tetrapoda (Superclass)
  6. Mammalia (Class)
  7. Theria (Subclass)
  8. Eutheria (Infraclass)
  9. Mesonychia † (Order)
  10. Mesonychidae † (Family)
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  1. Genus Ankalagon van Valen, 1980 †
  2. Genus Dissacus Cope, 1881 †
  3. Genus Mesonyx Cope, 1872 †
  4. Genus Olsenia Matthew & Granger, 1925 †
  5. Genus Pachyaena Cope, 1874 †
  6. Genus Sinonyx Zhou, Zhai, Gingerich & Chen, 1995 †
  7. Genus Yantanglestes Ideker & Yan, 1980 †
  8. Genus Ancalagon van Valen, 1978 † accepted as Ankalagon van Valen, 1980 †
  9. Genus Lophogododon Ameghino, 1904 † (Misspelling)
  10. Genus Mesonychilestes Lakshminarayana, 1991 † accepted as Yantanglestes Ideker & Yan, 1980 † (superfluous replacement name)
  11. Genus Pachyoena Trouessart, 1879 † accepted as Pachyaena Cope, 1874 †
  12. Genus Dissacusium Zhou Zhang, Wang & Ding, 1977 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  13. Genus Dromocyon Marsh, 1876 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  14. Genus Guilestes Zheng & Chi, 1978 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  15. Genus Harpagolestes Wortman, 1901 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  16. Genus Hessolestes Peterson, 1931 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  17. Genus Hukoutherium Chow, Chang, Wang & Ting, 1973 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  18. Genus Lophogonodon Ameghino, 1904 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  19. Genus Mongolestes Szalay & Gould, 1966 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  20. Genus Mongolonyx Szalay & Gould, 1966 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  21. Genus Plagiocristodon Chow & Qi, 1978 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  22. Genus Synoplotherium Cope, 1872 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  23. Genus Lestes Yan & Tang, 1976 † accepted as Yantanglestes Ideker & Yan, 1980 † (unaccepted > junior homonym)
  24. Genus Notodissacus Yan & Tang, 1976 † accepted as Yantanglestes Ideker & Yan, 1980 † (unaccepted > unavailable name, published only with figure, refer note)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Previously allied with/included in Cetacea, now in own order, refer O'Leary, 2013.  
Taxonomic remark Previously allied with/included in Cetacea, now in own order, refer O'Leary, 2013. [details]
IRMNG (2023). Mesonychidae Cope, 1880 †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=102907 on 2024-04-19
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2023-01-10 02:46:52Z
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Rees, Tony

basis of record Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx .  [details]   

taxonomy source O'Leary, M. A. (2013). Phylogenetic and morphometric reassessment of the dental evidence for a mesonychean and cetacean clade. Pp. 133-161 in J.G.M. Thewissen (ed): The Emergence of Whales: Evolutionary Patterns in the Origin of Cetacea. Springer. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0159-0_5 [details]   

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.  [details]   

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.  [details]   
From other sources
Descriptive info All genera fossil (SN2000). Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Palaeocene (Danian)-Oligocene (Rupelian) [details]

Taxonomic remark Previously allied with/included in Cetacea, now in own order, refer O'Leary, 2013. [details]
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