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Hecubides euryodon

Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae

Taxonomy
Hecubides euryodon was named by Savage (1965). Its type specimen is BMNH M. 19084, a maxilla (axillary fragment with P3+4, M1+2 and alveoli of P2 and M3 on both sides), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Hecubides euryodon Savage p. 289 figs. PL 5, fig. 1; Text-figs. 50-54
2007Hecubides euryodon Morales et al. p. 75

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
familyAmphicyonidaeHaeckel 1886
subfamilyAmphicyoninaeTrouessart 1885
tribeAmphicyoniniTrouessart 1885
genusHecubidesJourdan 1862
specieseuryodon

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.

†Hecubides euryodon Savage 1965
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-30 14:52:56
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:52:56
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hunt 1998, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Burdigalian or 20.44000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Kenya Hecubides euryodon (21721 77025)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Namibia (Karas) Hecubides euryodon (146601 168035)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Namibia Hecubides euryodon (70807)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Kenya Hecubides euryodon (21725 21726 146599)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Uganda Hecubides euryodon (28441)