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Moiachoerus

Mammalia - Cebochoeridae

Taxonomy
Moiachoerus was named by Golpe-Posse (1972). It is not extant. Its type is Moiachoerus simpsoni.

It was assigned to Cebochoeridae by Carroll (1988), McKenna and Bell (1997), Erfurt and Metais (2007).

Species
M. simpsoni (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Moiachoerus Golpe-Posse p. 18
1988Moiachoerus Carroll
1997Moiachoerus McKenna and Bell p. 402
2007Moiachoerus Erfurt and Metais p. 61

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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
familyCebochoeridaeLydekker
genusMoiachoerusGolpe-Posse 1972

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. †Moiachoerus Golpe-Posse 1972
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†Moiachoerus simpsoni Golpe-Posse 1972
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: grazero
Diet 2: browsero
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:03:05
Modified: 2005-09-19 12:23:23
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999

Age range: MP 19 or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 1937.71 - 33.9Spain (Catalonia) M. simpsoni (31752)