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Diamantohyus africanus

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Diamantohyus africanus was named by Stromer (1926).

It was recombined as Sanitherium africanum by van der Made (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Diamantohyus africanus Stromer
1991Diamantohyus africanus Anyonge p. 384
1997Sanitherium africanum van der Made p. 135
2010Diamantohyus africanus Bishop p. 847

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
genusDiamantohyusvon Meyer 1866
speciesafricanusStromer 1926

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.

Diamantohyus africanus Stromer 1926
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: grazero
Diet 2: browsero
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:03:05
Modified: 2005-09-19 12:23:23
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999

Age range: Burdigalian or 20.45000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Uganda Diamantohyus africanus (21723)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Kenya Diamantohyus africanus (70808)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Kenya Diamanthohyus africanus (38060) Diamantohyus africanus (83629)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Uganda Diamantohyus africanus (192070)