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Phenacodus matthewi

Mammalia - Phenacodontidae

Taxonomy
Phenacodus matthewi was named by Simpson (1935).

It was synonymized subjectively with Phenacodus vortmani by Bown (1979).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Phenacodus gidleyi Simpson
1935Phenacodus matthewi Simpson
1990Phenacodus matthewi Thewissen

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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
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Panperissodactyla
Phenacodonta
familyPhenacodontidaeCope 1881
genusPhenacodus
speciesmatthewi

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.

Phenacodus matthewi Simpson 1935
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Invalid names: Phenacodus gidleyi Simpson 1935 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:04:22
Modified: 2011-04-24 18:24:26
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Archibald 1998

Age range: base of the Tiffanian to the top of the Torrejonian or 61.70000 to 60.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Texas) Ectocion montanensis (14956 14975) Phenacodus matthewi (14884)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (California) Phenacodus matthewi (154724)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Phenacodus matthewi (15067) Phenacodus sp. (15034)