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Hyopsodus lysitensis

Osteichthyes - Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae

Taxonomy
Hyopsodus lysitensis was named by Gingerich (1974) [named as subspecies of H. miticulus by Matthew 1915b; mentioned by Gazin 1962, 1968a, but not elevated; implicitly raised to species level; retained at species level by Redline 1997, i.e., as one of his "lineage segments"].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. aemulor, H. orientalis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Hyopsodus lysitensis Gingerich

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Epitheria
orderCondylarthraCope 1881
familyHyopsodontidaeTrouessart 1879
genusHyopsodusLeidy 1870
specieslysitensis

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.

†Hyopsodus lysitensis Gingerich 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 13:57:38
Modified: 2005-08-31 15:57:38
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Archibald 1998, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Wasatchian or 54.90000 to 50.50000 Ma

Collections (102 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Wyoming) Hyopsodus lysitensis (15680 15684 15685)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Hyopsodus lysitensis (15559 15919 15920 15921 15924 15925 15927 15928 15938 15939 15940 15941 15965 15966 15967 15968 15969 15970 15971 15972 15973 15974 15975 15976 15977 15978 15979 15980 15981 15982 15983 15984 15985 15986 15987 15988 46692 46695 46699 46700 46701 46702 46703 46705 46706 46709 46710 46711 46712 46714 46715 46763 46764 46810 46811 46826 46848 46849 46851) Hyopsodus wortmani (15964)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (New Mexico) Hyopsodus lysitensis (15432 15433 15434 15435 15436 15437 15438 15663)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Colorado) Hyopsodus miticulus (15284 15287 15290 15295 15302 15306 15310 15325 15385 15388 15389 15393) Hyopsodus wortmani (15224 15225 15226 15227 15280 15293 15294 15296 15314 15316 15321 15322 15334 15336 15377 15390 15394 15413 15414)