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Eudinoceras xintaiensis

Mammalia - Coryphodontidae

Taxonomy
Metacoryphodon xintaiensis was named by Chow and Qi (1982). Its type specimen is IVPP V6380, V6381 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sisichow, which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Guanzhuang Formation of China.

It was recombined as Eudinoceras xintaiensis by Mao and Wang (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Metacoryphodon xintaiensis Chow and Qi
2012Eudinoceras xintaiensis Mao and Wang

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Cimolesta()
suborderPantodonta(Cope 1873)
familyCoryphodontidae
genusEudinoceras
speciesxintaiensis()

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.

†Eudinoceras xintaiensis Chow and Qi 1982
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-08-24 13:29:27
Modified: 2005-08-31 15:49:46
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Middle Eocene or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71China (Shandong) Metacoryphodon xintaiensis (type locality: 175583)