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Anacodon ursidens

Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae

Taxonomy
Anacodon ursidens was named by Cope (1882) [genotype]. It is the type species of Anacodon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Anacodon ursidens Cope pp. 181-182
1892Anacodon ursidens Scott p. 300
1902Anacodon ursidens Hay p. 747
1930Anacodon ursidens Hay p. 464

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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
orderProcreodiMatthew 1915
familyArctocyonidaeMurray 1866
genusAnacodon
speciesursidens

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.

†Anacodon ursidens Cope 1882
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 13:54:39
Modified: 2011-04-24 18:06:44
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Archibald 1998, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Tiffanian to the top of the Wasatchian or 60.90000 to 50.50000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (Montana) Anacodon ursidens (15048)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Wyoming) Anacodon ursidens (15684)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Anacodon ursidens (15518 15542 15548 15550 15551 15552 15553 15554 15555 15575 15576 15578 15687 15964 46699 46701 46702 46707 46715 46729 46740 46746 46747 46754)