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Hyopsodus simplex

Mammalia - Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae

Taxonomy
Hyopsodus simplex was named by Loomis (1905). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Hyopsodus miticulus by Gazin (1968); it was considered a nomen dubium by McKenna (1960).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Hyopsodus simplex Loomis p. 419 fig. 2
1930Hyopsodus simplex Hay p. 444
1994Hyopsodus simplex Gingerich
1997Hyopsodus simplex Redline

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Epitheria
orderCondylarthraCope 1881
familyHyopsodontidaeTrouessart 1879
genusHyopsodusLeidy 1870
speciessimplex

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.

Hyopsodus simplex Loomis 1905
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 13:57:38
Modified: 2005-08-31 15:57:38
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 Graybullian to the top of the Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections (61 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Graybullian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Hyopsodus simplex (15701)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Colorado) Hyopsodus miticulus (15450 15480 15485 15660 15725 15845 15859) Hyopsodus simplex (15887)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Hyopsodus simplex (15482 15624 15625 15626 15627 15628 15629 15630 15631 15632 15633 15634 15635 15636 15637 15638 15639 15640 15641 15687 15692 15694 15706 15707 15790 46682 46683 46696 46704 46707 46719 46729 46734 46735 46736 46740 46741 46745 46746 46747 46748 46750 46751 46752 46754 46755 46765 46766 46767 46820 46829)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Hyopsodus simplex (15700)