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Coryphodon radians

Mammalia - Coryphodontidae

Taxonomy

Bathmodon radians was named by Cope (1872).

It was recombined as Coryphodon radians by Cope (1877), Earle (1892), Hay (1902), Simpson (1948), Simpson (1951), Simpson (1981) and Uhen and Gingerich (1995); it was synonymized subjectively with Coryphodon anthracoideus by Lucas (1998).

Synonyms

Coryphodon hamatus was named by Marsh (1876). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Coryphodon anthracoideus by Lucas (1984) and Lucas and Schoch (1990); it was synonymized subjectively with Coryphodon radians by Uhen and Gingerich (1995).
Coryphodon repandus was named by Cope (1882) [recognized by Uhen and Gingerich 1995].

It was synonymized subjectively with Coryphodon radians by Earle (1892) and Uhen and Gingerich (1995).
Ectacodon cinctus was named by Cope (1882) [genotype].

It was recombined as Coryphodon cinctus by Osborn (1898) and Hay (1902); it was synonymized subjectively with Coryphodon radians by Uhen and Gingerich (1995).
Manteodon subquadratus was named by Cope (1882) [genotype].

It was recombined as Coryphodon subquadratus by Hay (1902) and Lucas (1984); it was synonymized subjectively with Coryphodon radians by Uhen and Gingerich (1995).
Metalophodon testis was named by Cope (1882).

It was recombined as Coryphodon testis by Earle (1892), Osborn (1898) and Hay (1902); it was synonymized subjectively with Coryphodon radians by Uhen and Gingerich (1995).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1872	Bathmodon radians Cope p. 2
1873	Bathmodon radians Cope p. 31
1876	Coryphodon hamatus Marsh p. 426
1877	Coryphodon radians Cope
1882	Ectacodon cinctus Cope
1882	Manteodon subquadratus Cope
1882	Metalophodon testis Cope
1882	Manteodon subquadratus Cope p. 166
1882	Ectacodon cinctus Cope p. 167
1882	Coryphodon repandus Cope p. 171
1882	Metalophodon testis Cope p. 175
1892	Manteodon subquadratus Earle p. 155
1892	Coryphodon radians Earle p. 156
1892	Coryphodon testis Earle p. 156
1892	Coryphodon hamatus Earle p. 162
1892	Ectacodon cinctus Earle p. 166
1898	Coryphodon cinctus Osborn
1898	Coryphodon testis Osborn
1902	Coryphodon cinctus Hay p. 698
1902	Coryphodon hamatus Hay p. 698
1902	Coryphodon radians Hay p. 699
1902	Coryphodon repandus Hay p. 700
1902	Coryphodon subquadratus Hay p. 700
1902	Coryphodon testis Hay p. 700
1948	Coryphodon radians Simpson
1951	Coryphodon radians Simpson
1981	Coryphodon radians Simpson
1984	Coryphodon subquadratus Lucas
1995	Coryphodon radians Uhen and Gingerich

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()
infraorder	Cynodontia	()
—	Mammaliamorpha
—	Mammaliaformes
class	Mammalia
—	Cladotheria
—	Zatheria
subclass	Tribosphenida	()
subclass	Theria
—	Eutheria	()
—	Cimolesta	()
suborder	Pantodonta	(Cope 1873)
family	Coryphodontidae
genus	Coryphodon	()
species	radians	()

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.

†Coryphodon radians Cope 1872

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Invalid names: Coryphodon hamatus Marsh 1876 [synonym], Coryphodon repandus Cope 1882 [synonym], Ectacodon cinctus Cope 1882 [synonym], Manteodon subquadratus Cope 1882 [synonym], Metalophodon testis Cope 1882 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

phosphaticsubp

Maximum body mass:

1000 kgs

Minimum body mass:

300 kgs

Polymorph:

yesg

Environment:

terrestrialg

Locomotion:

actively mobilec

Life habit:

ground dwellingg

Diet:

herbivoreg

Reproduction:

viviparousg

Created:

2005-09-14 13:16:54

Modified:

2005-09-14 15:16:54

Source: s = species, g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum

References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Uhen and Gingerich 1995

Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections (42 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian	55.8 - 50.3	USA (Wyoming)	Coryphodon radians (15455 15483 15661 15662 15695 15697 15698 15699 15702 15889 46641 46698 46717 46730 46732 46733 46738 46739 46745 46753 46757 46758 46759 46762 46771 46776 46778 46789 46795 46797 46798 46800 46801 46831 46833 46834 46835 46836 46840 46841 46845 46852)