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Leptoreodon major

Osteichthyes - Protoceratidae

Taxonomy
Leptoreodon major was named by Golz (1976). Its type locality is San Diego Mission (CIT 249-P), which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Friars Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Leptoreodon major Golz

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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()
Ruminantiamorpha
familyProtoceratidae
genusLeptoreodon
speciesmajor

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.

Leptoreodon major Golz 1976
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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: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:39:46
Modified: 2009-01-07 18:24:42
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Prothero 1998, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

Age range: Early/Lower Uintan or 45.90000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (California) Leptoreodon major (16665 type locality: 16667 16669 16671 16674 16676 16680 16682 16686 16687 16710 16762)
Late/Upper Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (Texas) Leptoreodon major (16614)
Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (Texas) Leptoreodon major (16652)