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Aepinacodon

Osteichthyes - Anthracotheriidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Aepinacodon Troxell
1956Aepinacodon Macdonald
1978Aepinacodon Russell
1988Aepinacodon Carroll
1997Aepinacodon McKenna and Bell p. 405
1998Aepinacodon Kron and Manning

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Whippomorpha
superfamilyHippopotamoideaGray 1821
familyAnthracotheriidaeLeidy 1869
genusAepinacodon

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. †Aepinacodon Troxell 1921
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†Aepinacodon americanus Leidy 1856
†Aepinacodon deflectus Marsh 1890
†Aepinacodon rostratus Scott 1894
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:33:14
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:33:14
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Kron and Manning 1998, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Duchesnean to the top of the Orellan or 39.70000 to 31.80000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Utah) A. sp. (16877)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Nebraska) A. americanus (16930)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (South Dakota) A. americanus, A. deflectus (17006) Bothriodon americanus (16938)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (South Dakota) Bothriodon rostratus (17094) Hyopotamus americanus (17141 17153)