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Hesperhys antiquus

Mammalia - Tayassuidae

Taxonomy
Dicotyles antiquus was named by Marsh (1870).

It was recombined as Perchoerus (Dicotyles) antiquus by Marsh (1893); it was recombined as Perchoerus antiquus by Hay (1902) and Simpson (1930); it was recombined as Hesperhys antiquus by Tedford and Hunter (1984) and Emry and Eshelman (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Dicotyles antiquus Marsh
1893Perchoerus (Dicotyles) antiquus Marsh p. 411
1902Perchoerus antiquus Hay p. 657
1930Perchoerus antiquus Simpson
1984Hesperhys antiquus Tedford and Hunter p. 134
1998Hesperhys antiquus Emry and Eshelman p. 169

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
superfamilySuoidea
—Suina(Gray 1868)
familyTayassuidae
subfamilyHesperhyinae
genusHesperhys
speciesantiquus(Marsh 1870)

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.

†Hesperhys antiquus Marsh 1870
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-23 13:10:33
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Hemingfordian or 20.43000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (New Jersey) Perchoerus antiquus (17910)