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Ectocion parvus

Mammalia - Phenacodontidae

Taxonomy
Ectocion parvus was named by Granger (1915).

It was synonymized subjectively with Ectocion osbornianus by Simpson (1937) and Simpson (1943).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Ectocion parvus Granger
1960Ectocion parvus McKenna
1990Ectocion parvus Thewissen
2012Ectocion parvus Rose et al.

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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
subfamilyMeniscotheriinae(Cope 1882)
genusEctocionCope 1882
speciesparvus

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.

†Ectocion parvus Granger 1915
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Archibald 1998, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Clarkforkian or 55.80000 to 54.90000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Ectocion parvus (15092)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Colorado) Ectocion parvus (15241 15250 15252)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Ectocion parvus (15458 15647 15759 15760 15771 15780 15789 15817 15834)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Ectocion parvus (15591 154251 154253 154254 154255 154257 154258 154259 154262 154264 154265 154269 154270 154271 154272 154277 154287)