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Dichodon simplex

Mammalia - Xiphodontidae

Taxonomy
Dichodon simplex was named by Kowalevsky (1874).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. cervinum, D. vidalenci

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Dichodon simplex Kowalevsky
2007Dichodon simplex 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
—Placentalia
—Eutheria()
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
suborderTylopoda()
superfamilyAnoplotherioideaBonaparte 1850
familyXiphodontidaeFlower 1883
genusDichodonOwen
speciessimplexKowalevsky 1874

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.

†Dichodon simplex Kowalevsky 1874
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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: 2005-08-31 09:09:30
Modified: 2005-09-01 08:07:35
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Legendre 1988, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Switzerland (Baselland) Dichodon simplex (31723)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Switzerland (Baselland) Dichodon simplex (31718)