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Diplobunops matthewi

Mammalia - Agriochoeridae

Taxonomy
Diplobunops matthewi was named by Peterson (1919). Its type specimen is CM 2974, a partial skeleton (numerous fragments of the skeleton), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Myton Pocket, which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Uinta Formation of Utah.

It was recombined as Agriochoerus matthewi by Lander (1998).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Diplobunops matthewi Peterson p. 76
1931Diplobunops uintensis Peterson
1931Diplobunops ultimus Peterson
1945Diplobunops leotensis Scott
1955Diplobunops matthewi Gazin
1956Protoreodon pearcei Gazin p. 27 figs. Pl. 3, Fig. 7, 8
1976Protoreodon pearcei Golz p. 29
1998Agriochoerus matthewi Lander
1998Agriochoerus pearcei Lander
1999Diplobunops matthewi Theodor p. 1180
1999Protoreodon pearcei Theodor p. 1180
2020Diplobunops matthewi Lofgren 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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
familyAgriochoeridae
genusDiplobunops
speciesmatthewi

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.

†Diplobunops matthewi Peterson 1919
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Invalid names: Diplobunops leotensis Scott 1945 [synonym], Diplobunops uintensis Peterson 1931 [synonym], Diplobunops ultimus Peterson 1931 [synonym], Protoreodon pearcei Gazin 1956 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. L. Gazin 1956 (Protoreodon pearcei)Larger and more robust than Protoreodon pumilus, very close in size to Diplobunops matthewi. Marked diastema between canine and P1.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:36:06
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:36:06
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lander 1998, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Uintan to the top of the Duchesnean or 46.20000 to 37.00000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Montana) Protoreodon pearcei (16584)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Diplobunops matthewi (16513 16517)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Montana) Protoreodon pearcei (16532)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Utah) Diplobunops matthewi (16594 type locality: 16607)
Late/Upper Uintan - Duchesnean46.2 - 37.0USA (Montana) Diplobunops matthewi (230859 230860)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Wyoming) Diplobunops matthewi (16826) Diplobunops sp. (16884)
Duchesnean - Early/Lower Chadronian39.7 - 33.9USA (Montana) Diplobunops matthewi (230862)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Arkansas) Diplobunops matthewi (16549)