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Gervachoerus minor

Osteichthyes - Cebochoeridae

Taxonomy
Cebochoerus minor was named by Gervais (1876). Its type specimen is MNHN Qu60b, a maxilla (left maxilla with M1-M3), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Gervachoerus minor by Erfurt and Metais (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Cebochoerus minor Gervais
1986Cebochoerus minor Hooker p. 391
2007Gervachoerus minor Erfurt and Metais p. 61

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
familyCebochoeridaeLydekker
genusGervachoerus(Sudre 1978)
speciesminor(Gervais 1876)

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.

Gervachoerus minor Gervais 1876
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: grazero
Diet 2: browsero
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:03:05
Modified: 2005-09-19 12:23:23
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Cebochoerus minor (31737)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Cebochoerus minor (31724 31738)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees region) Cebochoerus minor (12848)