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Daphoenus transversus

Osteichthyes - Carnivora

Taxonomy
Paradaphoenus transversus was named by Wortman and Matthew (1899). Its type specimen is AMNH 6851, a maxilla (rostrum), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Daphoenus transversus by Hunt (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Paradaphoenus transversus Wortman and Matthew pp. 129 - 130
1902Paradaphoenus transversus Hay p. 772
1998Daphoenus transversus Hunt, Jr. p. 205

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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()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
Pancarnivora
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
subfamilyAmphicyonidae
subfamilyDaphoeninae
genusDaphoenus
speciestransversus()

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.

Daphoenus transversus Wortman and Matthew 1899
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. L. Wortman and W. D. Matthew 1899Sizeonethirdlarger(linEal. vUpperpremolarscompressed.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingsubf
Diet: carnivoreg
Diet 2: omnivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-04 14:35:04
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:35:49
Source: g = genus, subf = subfamily, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hunt 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Van Valkenburgh 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available