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Taxon: Order †Litopterna Ameghino, 1889 (mammal)
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Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Mammalia

Subsequent positions

Meridiungulata (Mirorder) McKenna, 1975

Original entries

Questionably Asmithwoodwardia (Genus) Ameghino, 1901
Questionably Macrauchenioidea (Superfamily) Gervais, 1855
Questionably Miguelsoria (Genus) Cifelli, 1983
Questionably Proterotherioidea (Superfamily) Ameghino, 1887
Questionably Protolipternidae (Family) Cifelli, 1983

Subsequent entries

Eoauchenia (Genus) Ameghino, 1887
Megamys (Genus) d'Orbigny & Laurillard, 1837, nom. dub.

Current position

Meridiungulata (Grandorder) McKenna, 1975 Ref: M.J. Benton, 1997: App. (p. 402).

Alternative positions

Eutheria (Infraclass) Gill, 1872 Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 647.
Meridiungulata (Mirorder) McKenna, 1975 Ref: M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997: 451.
Meridiungulata (Superorder) McKenna, 1975 Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 444.
Protungulata (Superorder) Ref: G.G. Simpson, 1945

Historical positions

Meridiungulata (Superorder) McKenna, 1975 Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 444.
Meridiungulata (Superorder) McKenna, 1975 Ref: M.J. Benton, 2005: 402.
Meridiungulata (Mirorder) McKenna, 1975 Ref: M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997: 451.
Mammalia (Class) Linnaeus, 1758 Ref: 1995
Eutheria (Infraclass) Gill, 1872 Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 647.
Eutheria (Infraclass) Gill, 1872 Ref: A.S. Romer & T.S. Parsons, 1986
Eutheria (Infraclass) Gill, 1872 Ref: T.I. Storer et al., 1979
Protungulata (Superorder) Ref: R. Altevogt et al., 1973 (1972): 699.
Protungulata (Superorder) Ref: G.G. Simpson, 1945

Number of Subtaxa

2024 Available in Systema Naturae 2000 †5f;51g
1989-present Systema Naturae 2000 [; †5f;50g]
1997 M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell [; †5f;50g]
1988 R.L. Carroll: 647 [; †4f]
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