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Propterodon morrisi

Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae

Taxonomy
Paracynohyaenodon morrisi was named by Matthew and Granger (1924). Its type specimen is AMNH 19160, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 23 miles South of Iren Dabasu (AMNH), which is in an Irdinmanhan terrestrial horizon in the Irdin Manha Formation of China.

It was recombined as Propterodon morrisi by Van Valen (1965), Polly and Lange-Badré (1993) and Polly (1996).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Paracynohyaenodon morrisi Matthew and Granger
1925Propterodon irdinensis Matthew and Granger
1965Propterodon morrisi Van Valen
1993Propterodon morrisi Polly and Lange-Badré
1996Propterodon irdinensis Polly
1996Propterodon morrisi Polly

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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
—Ferae()
orderCreodonta()
orderHyaenodonta()
superfamilyHyaenodontoideaLeidy 1869
familyHyaenodontidaeLeidy 1869
subfamilyHyaenodontinaeTrouessart 1885
genusPropterodonMartin 1906
speciesmorrisi()

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.

†Propterodon morrisi Matthew and Granger 1924
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Invalid names: Propterodon irdinensis Matthew and Granger 1925 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-30 14:44:28
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:44:28
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Gunnell 1998

Age range: Middle Eocene or 47.80000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irdinmanhan56.0 - 37.71China (Nei Mongol) Paracynohyaenodon morrisi (type locality: 109067)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71China (Henan) Propterodon irdinensis (46193)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71China (Nei Mongol) Propterodon morrisi (28792 89041 176545)