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Hexaprotodon shungurensis

Osteichthyes - Hippopotamidae

Taxonomy
Hexaprotodon shungurensis was named by Geze (1985). Its type specimen is Omo 56-68-3100 & Omo 56-68-3101, a partial skull (calvarium and mandible), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Omo - member C, which is in the Gelasian of horizon the Shungura Formation Ethiopia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. iravaticus, H. simplex, H. sinhaleyus, H. protoamphibius

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Hexaprotodon shungurensis Geze p. 84 figs. Fig. 4a, b

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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
subfamilyHippopotaminaeGray 1821
genusHexaprotodon
speciesshungurensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousg
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-04-17 11:19:00
Modified: 2012-04-16 20:19:00
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Gingerich 2003, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: Gelasian or 2.58000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Ethiopia Hexaprotodon shungurensis (type locality: 22039)