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Hyperdichobune langi

Mammalia - Dichobunidae

Taxonomy
Dichobune langi was named by Rutimeyer (1891). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Egerkingen, Huppersand fissure, which is in a Bartonian fissure fill horizon in Switzerland.

It was recombined as Hyperdichobune langi by Theodor et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Dichobune langi Rutimeyer
2007Hyperdichobune langi Theodor et al. p. 50

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
superfamilyDichobunoideaGill 1872
familyDichobunidaeGill 1872
subfamilyHyperdichobuninae(Gentry and Hooker 1988)
genusHyperdichobuneStehlin 1910
specieslangi(Rutimeyer 1891)

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.

†Hyperdichobune langi Rutimeyer 1891
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
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: f = family, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Kiessling 2004, Blondel 1996, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999

Age range: Bartonian or 41.03000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71Switzerland (Baselland) Dichobune langi (31723)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Picardie Region) Hyperdichobune langi (31584)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Rhone-Alpes Region) Hyperdichobune langi (31741)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Switzerland (Baselland) Dichobune langi (31718 31720 31721)