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Palaeohypsodontus

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Palaeohypsodontus was named by Trofimov (1958). Its type is Palaeohypsodontus asiaticus.

It was assigned to Bovidae by Trofimov (1958) and Carroll (1988); and to Ruminantia by Métais et al. (2003).

Species
P. asiaticus (type species), P. zinensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Palaeohypsodontus Trofimov
1988Palaeohypsodontus Carroll
2003Palaeohypsodontus Métais et al. p. 377

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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()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
genusPalaeohypsodontus

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. †Palaeohypsodontus Trofimov 1958
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†Palaeohypsodontus asiaticus Trofimov 1958
†Palaeohypsodontus zinensis Métais et al. 2003
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
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, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Serravallian or 33.90000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4China (Nei Mongol) P. asiaticus (174759)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Mongolia P. asiaticus (77772)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Mongolia P. sp. (75599 180971)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Turkey (Anatolia) P. sp. (182502)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Pakistan (Baluchistan) P. zinensis (78362 180577)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62Pakistan (Baluchistan) P. zinensis (180626)