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Dichodon frohnstettense

Mammalia - Xiphodontidae

Taxonomy
Dichodon frohnstettense was named by von Meyer (1852).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Dichodon frohnstettense von Meyer

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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
speciesfrohnstettensevon Meyer 1852

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 frohnstettense von Meyer 1852
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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: MP 19 or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Dichodon frohnstettense (12842 31740 31764 31765)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) Dichodon frohnstettense (31747)
MP 1937.2 - 33.9Spain (Catalonia) Dichodon frohnstettense (31752)