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Archaeotherium trippensis

Osteichthyes - Entelodontidae

Taxonomy
Archaeotherium trippensis was named by Skinner et al. (1968). Its type locality is Wewela, which is in a Monroecreekian terrestrial horizon in the Turtle Butte Formation of South Dakota.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Archaeotherium trippensis Skinner et al.

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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()
superfamilyEntelodontoideaLydekker 1883
familyEntelodontidaeLydekker 1883
genusArchaeotherium
speciestrippensis

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.

Archaeotherium trippensis Skinner et al. 1968
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:31:11
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:31:11
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Effinger 1998, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Monroecreekian or 24.70000 to 23.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Monroecreekian24.7 - 23.1USA (South Dakota) Archaeotherium trippensis (type locality: 17723)