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Xiphodon gracile

Mammalia - Xiphodontidae

Taxonomy
Xiphodon gracile was named by Cuvier (1822). Its type specimen is MNHN GY 263, 270-275, a set of limb elements, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Xiphodon gracile Cuvier
2007Xiphodon gracile Erfurt and Metais p. 74

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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()
suborderTylopoda()
superfamilyAnoplotherioideaBonaparte 1850
familyXiphodontidaeFlower 1883
genusXiphodonCuvier 1822
speciesgracileCuvier 1822

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.

†Xiphodon gracile Cuvier 1822
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: folivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 06:37:50
Modified: 2005-09-01 08:37:50
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Blondel 1996, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the MP 18 to the top of the MP 19 or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Xiphodon gracile (31737)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9France (Occitanie) Xiphodon gracile (183976)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Spain (Castilla y Leon) Xiphodon gracile (40883)
MP 18 - MP 1937.71 - 33.9France (Allier) Xiphodon gracile (143459)
MP 1937.71 - 33.9Spain (Catalonia) Xiphodon gracile (31752)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Xiphodon gracile (31607)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Ile-de-France Region) Xiphodon gracile (31739)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Xiphodon gracile (12842 12843 31764 31765)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) Xiphodon gracile (31747)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Xiphodon gracile (31749)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Xiphodon gracile (31738)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Aquitaine Region) Xiphodon gracile (31586)