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Dulcidon

Mammalia - Dichobunidae

Taxonomy
Dulcidon was named by Van Valen (1965). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Paroxyclaenidae by Van Valen (1967); to Artiodactyla by Janis and Manning (1998); and to Dichobunidae by McKenna and Bell (1997), Theodor et al. (2007).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Dulcidon Van Valen
1967Dulcidon Van Valen
1997Dulcidon McKenna and Bell p. 400
1998Dulcidon Janis and Manning
2007Dulcidon Theodor et al. p. 43

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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
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
superfamilyDichobunoideaGill 1872
familyDichobunidaeGill 1872
genusDulcidonVan Valen 1965

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.

G. †Dulcidon Van Valen 1965
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Dulcidon gandaensis Dehm and Oettingen-Spielberg 1958
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 06:18:28
Modified: 2005-09-01 08:18:28
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Kiessling 2004, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Blondel 1996

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Pakistan (Punjab) Promioclaenus gandaensis (45529)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Pakistan (North-West Frontier) D. gandaiensis (28978)