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Xiphodon castrensis

Mammalia - Xiphodontidae

Taxonomy
Xiphodon castrense was named by Kowalevsky (1873).

It was corrected as Xiphodon castrensis by Erfurt and Metais (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Xiphodon castrense Kowalevsky figs. pl.text15, fig.2
2007Xiphodon castrensis 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
speciescastrensis(Kowalevsky 1873)

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 castrensis Kowalevsky 1873
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 3 kgs
Minimum body mass: 3 kgs
Body mass estimate: 3 kg
Environment: terrestrials
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellings
Diet: folivores
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: Diet inferred from tooth morphologys
Created: 2005-08-31 09:08:44
Modified: 2005-09-01 08:37:25
Source: s = species, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Legendre 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Xiphodon castrense (12840)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Xiphodon castrense (31634)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Switzerland Xiphodon castrense (31742)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Xiphodon castrense (31736 183350)