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Helohyus lentus

Mammalia - Helohyidae

Taxonomy
Elotherium lentus was named by Marsh (1871).

It was recombined as Helohyus lentus by Hay (1902), Gazin (1976), West (1984), Foss (2007).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Elotherium lentus Marsh p. 39
1873Elotherium lentus Leidy p. 124
1894Parahyus aberrans Marsh p. 261 fig. 1
1902Helohyus lentus Hay p. 650
1902Parahyus aberrans Hay p. 654
1976Helohyus lentus Gazin
1984Helohyus lentus West
2007Helohyus lentus Foss p. 86

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
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
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
superfamilyDichobunoideaGill 1872
familyHelohyidae
genusHelohyus
specieslentus()

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.

†Helohyus lentus Marsh 1871
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Invalid names: Parahyus aberrans Marsh 1894 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreg
Diet 2: omnivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-22 22:54:53
Modified: 2011-04-22 07:54:53
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Spaulding et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the Early/Lower Uintan or 50.50000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Helohyus lentus (16236 16449)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Texas) Helohyus lentus (16196)