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Aepinacodon rostratus

Osteichthyes - Anthracotheriidae

Taxonomy
Ancodus rostratus was named by Scott (1894).

It was recombined as Ancodon rostratus by Hay (1902), Matthew (1909) and Cook (1912); it was recombined as Hyopotamus rostratus by Matthew (1909) and O'Harra (1920); it was recombined as Aepinacodon rostratus by Troxell (1921), Macdonald (1956); it was recombined as Bothriodon rostratus by Trouessart (1905), Scott (1937), Scott (1940), Russell (1978), Kron and Manning (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Ancodus rostratus Scott
1902Ancodon rostratus Hay p. 653
1905Bothriodon rostratus Trouessart
1909Hyopotamus rostratus Matthew
1909Ancodon rostratus Matthew p. 1
1912Ancodon rostratus Cook
1920Hyopotamus rostratus O'Harra
1921Aepinacodon rostratus Troxell p. 334
1937Bothriodon rostratus Scott
1940Bothriodon rostratus Scott p. 464
1956Aepinacodon rostratus Macdonald p. 621
1978Bothriodon rostratus Russell
1998Bothriodon rostratus 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
speciesrostratus(Scott 1894)

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.

†Aepinacodon rostratus Scott 1894
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. R. Macdonald 1956M3 with wide open transverse valley; mesostyle deeply notched; hypocone larger than in other species. M2 similar to M3 but mesostyle not notched. P4 with heavy cingulum continuous around protocone.
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, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Kron and Manning 1998

Age range: Orellan or 33.90000 to 31.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (South Dakota) Bothriodon rostratus (17094)