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Microstonyx

Mammalia - Suidae

Taxonomy
Microstonyx was named by Pilgrim (1926). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Suini by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Suidae by Carroll (1988) and Theodorou et al. (2003).

Species
M. binxianensis, M. major
Species lacking formal opinion data
M. antiquus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Microstonyx Pilgrim p. 8
1988Microstonyx Carroll
1997Microstonyx McKenna and Bell p. 395
2003Microstonyx Theodorou et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
superfamilySuoidea
familySuidae
genusMicrostonyxPilgrim 1926

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. †Microstonyx Pilgrim 1926
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†Microstonyx binxianensis Liu et al. 1978
†Microstonyx major Gervais 1848
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-23 13:08:25
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Serravallian to the top of the MN 12 or 13.82000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333France (Vaucluse) M. major (201497)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Ukraine (Cherson) M. sp. (60256)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Moldova Sus major (75802)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Ukraine (Odessa) Sus major (75797)
Vallesian11.608 - 8.7Greece (Sithonia) M. major (202729)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Turkey M. antiquus (56563)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Spain M. major (174643)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Greece (Kozani) Sus erymanthius (202257)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Greece (Attiki) M. erymanthius (195562)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Moldova (Tighina Departement) Sus major (36139)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Turkey (Cankiri) M. major (184368)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Greece (Euboea) M. major (195431 195432)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Greece (Attica) M. major (202630 202631)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Greece (Chalkidona) M. major (182750 202222 202703)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6Greece (Chalkidiki) M. major (191612)
MN 109.7 - 8.7Spain (Teruel) M. major (38345)
MN 118.7 - 7.75Georgia Sus sp. (75087)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Greece (Macedonia) M. major (73553)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Bulgaria M. major (208566 208567 208568 208569)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Greece (Samos) M. major (202215)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Kyrgyzstan M. major (34435)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Greece (Euboea) Sus major (202213)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Turkey M. major (151910)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Afghanistan M. sp. (75492)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Greece (Chalkidona) M. major (195489)
MN 127.75 - 7.246Ukraine (Odessa) M. major (167995)
MN 127.75 - 7.246Turkey (Anatolia) M. major (60534)
MN 12 - MN 137.75 - 4.9China (Shaanxi) M. sp. (78329)