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Homacodon vagans

Osteichthyes - Homacodontidae

Taxonomy
Homacodon vagans was named by Marsh (1872) [genotype]. Its type specimen is YPM 13129, a skull (skull and jaws), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Henry's Fork Hill (Bridger D), which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Homacodon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Homacodon vagans Marsh p. 126
1894Homacodon vagans Marsh p. 262
1902Homacodon vagans Hay p. 650
2007Homacodon vagans Theodor et al. p. 51

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
superfamilyDichobunoideaGill 1872
familyHomacodontidaeMarsh 1849
genusHomacodon
speciesvagans

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.

Homacodon vagans Marsh 1872
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: herbivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:15:22
Modified: 2005-09-02 12:02:08
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Stucky 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the Early/Lower Uintan or 51.10000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Wyoming) Homacodon vagans (16080 16165 16171 16180 16181 16186 16235 type locality: 16236 16278 16283 16284 16419 16647)
Early/Lower Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Homacodon vagans (93087)