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'''Meniscotheriinae''' was a subfamily of small [[herbivorous]] mammals that were part of the [[Phenacodontidae]] family.
'''Meniscotheriinae''' was a subfamily of small [[herbivorous]] mammals that were part of the [[Phenacodontidae]] family.


==Genera==
==Genera==
The subfamily contains only one genus, ''[[Meniscotherium]]''. ''[[Ectocion]]'' and ''[[Lophocion]]'' have been included in this subfamily, but are now seen as belong to the subfamily Phenacodontinae.<ref>J. D. Archibald. 1998. Archaic ungulates ("Condylarthra"). In C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.), Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America 1:292-331.</ref><ref>Bin Ba, Yuan-Qing Wang & Jin Meng (2019) A new late Paleocene phenacodontid 'condylarth' Lophocion from the Clarkâs Fork Basin of Wyoming. ''Historical Biology'' (advance online publication) doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2019.1652283 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08912963.2019.1652283</ref>
The subfamily contains the following genera:


==References==
* †''[[Ectocion]]''
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* †''[[Meniscotherium]]''
* †''[[Orthaspidotherium]]''
* †''[[Pleuraspidotherium]]''


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Meniscotheriinae
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Meniscotheriinae
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Meniscotheriinae was a subfamily of small herbivorous mammals that were part of the Phenacodontidae family.

Genera

The subfamily contains only one genus, Meniscotherium. Ectocion and Lophocion have been included in this subfamily, but are now seen as belong to the subfamily Phenacodontinae.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ J. D. Archibald. 1998. Archaic ungulates ("Condylarthra"). In C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.), Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America 1:292-331.
  2. ^ Bin Ba, Yuan-Qing Wang & Jin Meng (2019) A new late Paleocene phenacodontid 'condylarth' Lophocion from the Clarkâs Fork Basin of Wyoming. Historical Biology (advance online publication) doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2019.1652283 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08912963.2019.1652283