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Trogosus gazini

Osteichthyes - Esthonychidae

Taxonomy
Trogosus gazini was named by Miyata (2007). Its type specimen is USNM 364762, a partial skeleton (upper teeth, lower teeth, axis, front limb elements, and other postcrania), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Half Mile North of the Pinnacle, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Trogosus gazini Miyata p. 662

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Cimolesta()
suborderTillodontia()
familyEsthonychidaeCope 1883
subfamilyTrogosinae
genusTrogosusLeidy 1871
speciesgazini

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.

†Trogosus gazini Miyata 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 13:30:51
Modified: 2005-08-31 15:30:51
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lucas and Schoch 1998, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Bridgerian or 51.10000 to 45.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Wyoming) Trogosus gazini (type locality: 75120) Trogosus hyracoides, Tillodon fodiens (16201)