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Xiphodon

Osteichthyes - Xiphodontidae

Taxonomy
Xiphodon was named by Cuvier (1822). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Rhinocerotina by Gray (1825); to Ruminantia by Owen (1848); and to Xiphodontidae by Hooker (1986), Carroll (1988), Cuesta Ruíz-Colmenares et al. (2006), Erfurt and Metais (2007).

Species
X. castrensis, X. gracile, X. intermedium
Species lacking formal opinion data
X. gracilis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Xiphodon Cuvier
1825Xyphodon Gray p. 342
1848Xiphodon Owen p. 139
1986Xiphodon Hooker p. 412
1988Xiphodon Carroll
2006Xiphodon Cuesta Ruíz-Colmenares et al.
2007Xiphodon Erfurt and Metais p. 74

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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()
suborderTylopoda()
superfamilyAnoplotherioideaBonaparte 1850
familyXiphodontidaeFlower 1883
genusXiphodonCuvier 1822

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. †Xiphodon Cuvier 1822
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†Xiphodon castrensis Kowalevsky 1873
†Xiphodon gracile Cuvier 1822
†Xiphodon intermedium Stehlin 1910
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 3 kgs
Minimum body mass: 3 kgs
Body mass estimate: 3 kg
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: folivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: Diet inferred from tooth morphologyg
Created: 2005-09-01 06:37:50
Modified: 2005-09-01 08:37:50
Source: s = species, g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Blondel 1996, Legendre 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the MP 18 or 41.03000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Switzerland X. castrense (31742)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) X. castrense (31634)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) X. castrense (31736 183350)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) X. castrense (12840)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Spain (Castilla y Leon) X. gracile (40883)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) X. gracile (31737)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) X. gracilis (39264 41652)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9France (Occitanie) X. gracile (183976)
MP 1837.71 - 33.9Spain (Basque County) Xiphodontidae indet. (38817)
MP 18 - MP 1937.71 - 33.9France (Allier) X. gracile (143459)
MP 1937.71 - 33.9Spain (Catalonia) X. gracile (31752)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Spain (Catalonia) X. intermedium (31751)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) X. gracile (31738) X. intermedium (31724 31761)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) X. gracile (31747)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Aquitaine Region) X. gracile (31586)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) X. gracile (31749)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) X. gracile (12842 12843 31764 31765)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) X. gracile (31607)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Ile-de-France Region) X. gracile (31739)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon) X. intermedium (31759)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Spain X. intermedium (31750)