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Hyperdichobuninae

Mammalia - Dichobunidae

Taxonomy
Hyperdichobunini was named by Gentry and Hooker (1988) [in Benton].

It was reranked as the subfamily Hyperdichobuninae by Theodor et al. (2007).

It was assigned to Dichobuninae by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Dichobunidae by Theodor et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Hyperdichobunini Gentry and Hooker
1997Hyperdichobunini McKenna and Bell p. 400
2007Hyperdichobuninae Theodor et al. p. 49

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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()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
superfamilyDichobunoideaGill 1872
familyDichobunidaeGill 1872
subfamilyHyperdichobuninae(Gentry and Hooker 1988)
subfamilyHyperdichobuninae(Gentry and Hooker 1988)

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.

Subfm. †Hyperdichobuninae Gentry and Hooker 1988
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G. †Hyperdichobune Stehlin 1910
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†Hyperdichobune hammeli Sudre 1978
†Hyperdichobune langi Rutimeyer 1891
†Hyperdichobune nobilis Stehlin 1906
†Hyperdichobune spinifera Stehlin 1906
G. †Mouillacitherium Filhol 1882
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†Mouillacitherium carteri Rutimeyer 1891
†Mouillacitherium cartieri Rutimeyer 1891
†Mouillacitherium elegans Filhol 1882
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 300 gs
Minimum body mass: 300 gs
Body mass estimate: 300 g
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilep
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: s = species, f = family, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Legendre 1988, Blondel 1996, Lillegraven 1979, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the MP 13 to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 48.07000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Alsace Region) Hyperdichobune hammeli (31609)
MP 1348.07 - 41.03Germany (Eifel) Hyperdichobune hammeli (24201)
MP 1448.07 - 41.03France (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) Mouillacitherium cartieri (184174)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71Switzerland (Baselland) Mouillacitherium sp., Mouillacitherium cartieri, Dichobune langi (31723)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Rhone-Alpes Region) Hyperdichobune sp., Hyperdichobune langi (31741)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Picardie Region) Hyperdichobune sp., Hyperdichobune langi (31584)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Hyperdichobune sp. 2, Hyperdichobune spectabilis (39014)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Mouillacitherium elegans (31736)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Switzerland Mouillacitherium elegans (31742)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Mouillacitherium elegans (12840)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Switzerland (Baselland) Dichobune langi (31721) Dichobune nobilis, Dichobune langi, Mouillacitherium cartieri (31718) Mouillacitherium sp., Dichobune langi, Mouillacitherium cartieri (31720)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy) Mouillacitherium elegans (12850)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Mouillacitherium elegans (31758)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Switzerland Dichobune spinifera, Hyperdichobune spectabilis (31743)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Mouillacitherium elegans (12849 31740 31745) Mouillacitherium schlosseri (12842)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Switzerland (Solothurn) Mouillacitherium elegans (31746)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees region) Mouillacitherium elegans (12848 12853)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region Region) Mouillacitherium elegans (31756)