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Copecion davisi

Mammalia - Phenacodontidae

Taxonomy
Copecion davisi was named by Gingerich (1989) [genotype].

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Copecion davisi Gingerich
2012Copecion davisi Rose et al.

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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
—Panperissodactyla
—Phenacodonta
familyPhenacodontidaeCope 1881
genusCopecion
speciesdavisi

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.

†Copecion davisi Gingerich 1989
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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: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:04:22
Modified: 2011-04-24 18:24:26
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Archibald 1998, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Copecion davisi (15458 15759 15760 15761 15780 15817 15831 15832 15834 16053 27349 27352 27353)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Copecion davisi (154251 154254 154255 154257 154259 154261 154262 154264 154268 154269 154271 154272 154274 154278 154281 154283 154286)