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Agriochoerus gaudryi

Mammalia - Agriochoeridae

Taxonomy
Artionyx gaudryi was named by Osborn and Wortman (1893) [genotype]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Indian Stronghold (Protoceras Channel), which is in a Whitneyan fluvial sandstone in the Brule Formation of South Dakota.

It was recombined as Agriochoerus gaudryi by Hay (1902), Scott (1940), Lander (1998).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Artionyx gaudryi Osborn and Wortman p. 5
1894Agriomeryx migrans Marsh p. 270
1902Agriochoerus gaudryi Hay p. 663
1902Agriochoerus migrans Hay p. 664
1921Agriochoerus migrans Thorpe
1940Agriochoerus gaudryi Scott p. 732
1998Agriochoerus gaudryi 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
speciesgaudryi()

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.

Agriochoerus gaudryi Osborn and Wortman 1893
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Invalid names: Agriomeryx migrans Marsh 1894 [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: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Lander 1998

Age range: Whitneyan or 31.80000 to 29.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (South Dakota) Agriochoerus gaudryi (type locality: 17344)