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Morotochoerus ugandensis

Osteichthyes - Hippopotamidae

Taxonomy
Morotochoerus ugandensis was named by Pickford (1998). Its type specimen is MOR 177-178, a mandible (right mandible with P/4-M/3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Moroto I (1985 collection), which is in a Miocene/Miocene fluvial mudstone/siltstone in Uganda.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Morotochoerus ugandensis Pickford p. 2
2010Morotochoerus ugandensis Bishop p. 842

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Whippomorpha
superfamilyHippopotamoideaGray 1821
familyHippopotamidae
subfamilyKenyapotaminae
genusMorotochoerus
speciesugandensis

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.

†Morotochoerus ugandensis Pickford 1998
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-23 13:12:21
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the Serravallian or 15.98000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Uganda Morotochoerus ugandensis (type locality: 28292 28293)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Kenya Morotochoerus ugandensis (22303)