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Bothriogenys gorringei

Mammalia - Anthracotheriidae

Taxonomy
Ancodon gorringei was named by Andrews and Beadnell (1902). Its type specimen is CGM 8629, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Bothriogenys gorringei by Black (1978) and Ducrocq et al. (2015).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Ancodus gorringei Andrews and Beadnell p. 7
1902Ancodon gorringei Andrews and Beadnell p. 179
1906Ancodon gorringei Andrews p. 179
1978Bothriogenys gorringei Black
2015Bothriogenys gorringei Ducrocq et al.

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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
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Whippomorpha
superfamilyHippopotamoideaGray 1821
familyAnthracotheriidaeLeidy 1869
subfamilyBothriodontinae
genusBothriogenysSchmidt 1913
speciesgorringei(Andrews and Beadnell 1902)

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.

†Bothriogenys gorringei Andrews and Beadnell 1902
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Invalid names: Ancodus gorringei Andrews and Beadnell 1902 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:33:14
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:33:14
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Kron and Manning 1998

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 41.30000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Namibia (Sperrgebiet) Bothriogenys gorringei (180197)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Oman (Dhofar) Bothriogenys gorringei (179726)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Egypt Bothriogenys gorringei (88348)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Egypt (Fayum) Ancodon gorringei (65960)