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Anancus capensis

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae

Taxonomy
Anancus capensis was named by Sanders (2007). Its type specimen is SAMPQ-L 41692, a set of teeth (Molars), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Anancus capensis Sanders p. 2

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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
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Tethytheria
orderProboscidea()
familyGomphotheriidaeHay 1922
subfamilyAnancinaeHay 1922
genusAnancusAymard 1855
speciescapensis

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.

Anancus capensis Sanders 2007
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. J. Sanders 2007tetralophodont intermediate molars. More advanced than the primitive form of A. kenyensis and A. osiris having more complex molars, with greater folding of enamel, an incipient seventh loph in M3, more pronounced anancoidy, and posttrite posterior accessory conules occurring nearly throughout the crown in M3.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 15:21:50
Modified: 2005-08-31 17:21:50
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Lambert and Shoshani 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588South Africa (Langebaanweg) Anancus capensis (21713)