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Parahexacodus germanicus

Mammalia - Dichobunidae

Taxonomy
Parahexacodus germanicus was named by Erfurt and Sudre (1996). Its type specimen is GMH XXXVII-198, a mandible (mandible with p1, m1-m3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Geiseltal, Mittelkohle, Zone III (Middlecoal, zone III), which is in a Lutetian lacustrine lignite in Germany. It is the type species of Parahexacodus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Parahexacodus germanicus Erfurt and Sudre p. 381
2007Parahexacodus germanicus Theodor et al. p. 49

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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()
superfamilyDichobunoideaGill 1872
familyDichobunidaeGill 1872
subfamilyEurodexeinae
genusParahexacodus
speciesgermanicus

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.

†Parahexacodus germanicus Erfurt and Sudre 1996
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Erfurt and J. Sudre 1996Bisher größte Art der Gattung. Am M2Paraconid noch vom Metaconid
getrennt erkennbar, aber nicht mehr durch eine Kerbe der Höckerspitzen unterbrochen.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 06:18:28
Modified: 2005-09-01 08:18:28
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Blondel 1996, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Parahexacodus germanicus (type locality: 13322)