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Behemota
McKenna et al., 1997
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Natura - nature
..Mundus - physical world
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......Biota
........Domain Eukaryota - eukaryotes
..........Unikonta
............Opisthokonta
..............Holozoa
................Kingdom Animalia - animals
..................Epitheliozoa
....................Eumetazoa - eumetazoans
......................Bilateria - bilaterians
........................Eubilateria
..........................Deuterostomia - deuterostomes
............................Phylum Chordata - chordates
..............................Subphylum Vertebrata - vertebrates
................................Infraphylum Gnathostomata - jawed vertebrates
..................................Superclass Tetrapoda - tetrapods
....................................Reptiliomorpha
......................................Batrachosauria
........................................Amniota
..........................................Synapsida
............................................Therapsida
..............................................Theriodontia
................................................Eutheriodontia
..................................................Cynodontia
....................................................Eucynodontia
......................................................Mammaliamorpha
........................................................Mammaliaformes
..........................................................Holotheria
............................................................Class Mammalia - mammals
..............................................................Theriimorpha
................................................................Theriiformes
..................................................................Trechnotheria
....................................................................Cladotheria
......................................................................Zatheria
........................................................................Subclass Boreosphenida
..........................................................................Theria
............................................................................Infraclass Eutheria
..............................................................................Cohort Placentalia - placentals
................................................................................(Magnorder Epitheria)
..................................................................................(Superorder Preptotheria)
....................................................................................(Grandorder Ungulata)
......................................................................................(Mirorder Altungulata)
........................................................................................(Order Uranotheria)
..........................................................................................(Suborder Tethytheria)
............................................................................................(Infraorder Sirenia) - manatees, dugong, and sea cow
............................................................................................(Infraorder Behemota)
..............................................................................................(Parvorder †Desmostylia)
..............................................................................................(Parvorder Proboscidea)
Authorship
Original name
McKenna, M.C., Bell, S.K. & Shoshani, J. 1997.
In
M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell,
Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level
, Columbia University Press, New York..
: ix, 497
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Behemota
McKenna et al., 1997
Taxonomic positions
Original position
Tethytheria
(Suborder)
(McKenna, 1975) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
Number of Subtaxa
1989-present
Systema Naturae 2000
1f;2g;3s;3ss; ‡1f;3g; †10f;48g
1997
M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell
[1f;2g; ‡1f;3g; †10f;45g]
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