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Agriochoerus guyotianus

Mammalia - Agriochoeridae

Taxonomy
Hyopotamus guyotianus was named by Cope (1878) [also but incorrectly said to be 1879]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Merycopater guyotianus by Cope (1879) and Cope (1879); it was recombined as Agriochoerus guyotianus by Cope (1884), Hay (1902), Thorpe (1921), Wilson (1971), Lander (1998).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Hyopotamus guyotianus Cope pp. 77 - 78
1879Merycopater guyotianus Cope
1879Coloreodon ferox Cope p. 6
1879Coloreodon macrocephalus Cope p. 7
1881Coloreodon ryderanus Cope p. 173
1884Agriochoerus trifrons Cope p. 561
1884Agriochoerus guyotianus Cope p. 563
1884Agriochoerus ryderanus Cope p. 566
1884Coloreodon ferox Cope p. 570
1884Coloreodon macrocephalus Cope p. 570
1902Agriochoerus ferox Hay p. 663
1902Agriochoerus guyotianus Hay p. 663
1902Agriochoerus macrocephalus Hay p. 663
1902Agriochoerus ryderanus Hay p. 664
1902Agriochoerus trifrons Hay p. 664
1915Agriochoerus ferox Cope and Matthew pp. Plate CXIIIa
1915Agriochoerus macrocephalus Cope and Matthew pp. Plate CXIII
1915Agriochoerus ryderanus Cope and Matthew pp. Plate CXI
1921Agriochoerus bullatus Thorpe
1921Agriochoerus guyotianus Thorpe
1971Agriochoerus guyotianus Wilson
1994Agriochoerus macrocephalus Fremd
1998Agriochoerus guyotianus Lander

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
familyAgriochoeridae
genusAgriochoerus
speciesguyotianus()

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.

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Invalid names: Agriochoerus bullatus Thorpe 1921 [synonym], Agriochoerus trifrons Cope 1884 [synonym], Coloreodon ferox Cope 1879 [synonym], Coloreodon macrocephalus Cope 1879 [synonym], Coloreodon ryderanus Cope 1881 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:36:06
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:36:06
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Lander 1998, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Orellan to the top of the Geringian or 33.90000 to 24.70000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Oregon) Agriochoerus guyotianus (17070)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (Oregon) Agriochoerus guyotianus, Agriochoerus macrocephalus (17349)
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (Oregon) Agriochoerus guyotianus (17508 93078)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Oregon) Merycopater guyotianus (180202)