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Afrochoerodon zaltaniensis

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Choerolophodontidae

Taxonomy
Afrochoerodon zaltaniensis was named by Pickford (2001).

It was recombined as Choerolophodon zaltaniensis by Sanders et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Afrochoerodon zaltaniensis Pickford
2010Choerolophodon zaltaniensis Sanders et al. p. 205

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Eugnathostomata
Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Tethytheria
orderProboscidea()
familyChoerolophodontidae(Gaziry 1976)
genusAfrochoerodonPicford 2001
specieszaltaniensisPickford 2001

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.

Afrochoerodon zaltaniensis Pickford 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:32:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:32:09
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999
Collections
No collection or age range data are available