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Hyaenodon vetus

Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae

Taxonomy
Hyaenodon vetus was named by Stock (1933). Its type locality is Pearson Ranch (Bed CS20), which is in a Duchesnean terrestrial horizon in the Sespe Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. aymardi, H. compressus, H. requieni, H. matthewsi

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Hyaenodon vetus Stock
1933Pterodon californicus Stock

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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
—Ferae()
orderCreodonta()
orderHyaenodonta()
superfamilyHyaenodontoideaLeidy 1869
familyHyaenodontidaeLeidy 1869
subfamilyHyaenodontinaeTrouessart 1885
genusHyaenodonLaizer and Parieu 1838
speciesvetus

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.

†Hyaenodon vetus Stock 1933
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Invalid names: Pterodon californicus Stock 1933 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-04 14:30:16
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:30:16
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Gunnell 1998, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Van Valkenburgh 1988

Age range: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Duchesnean or 37.20000 to 37.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Utah) Hyaenodon sp. (16861)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (California) Hyaenodon vetus (type locality: 16810)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Texas) Hyaenodon vetus (16836 16857)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Hyaenodon vetus (16961)