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Hippohyini

Mammalia - Suidae

Taxonomy
Hippohyini was named by Thenius (1970).

It was assigned to Suinae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Hippohyini Thenius p. 327
1997Hippohyini McKenna and Bell p. 396

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
superfamilySuoidea
familySuidae
subfamilySuinaeGray 1821
tribeHippohyiniThenius 1970
tribeHippohyiniThenius 1970

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.

Tr. †Hippohyini Thenius 1970
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G. †Hippohyus Falconer and Cautley 1847
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Hippohyus deterrai Lewis 1934
G. †Sinohyus von Koenigswald 1963
G. †Sivahyus Pilgrim 1926
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-23 13:08:25
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 11.60800 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Pakistan (Punjab) Hippohyus deterrai (13473)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Pakistan Hippohyus deterrai (92069)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588India (Jammu) Hippohyus sp. (51101)