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Trilophodon (Tetrabelodon) shepardi edensis

Osteichthyes - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae

Taxonomy
Trilophodon (Tetrabelodon) shepardi edensis was named by Frick (1921) [actually named as T. shepardi edensis]. Its type specimen is UCMP 23501 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Rhynchotherium (Dibelodon) edensis by Frick (1926); it was recombined as Rhynchotherium edensis by Frick (1933), Webb and Perrigo (1984); it was recombined as Cordillerion edensis by Osborn (1942); it was recombined as Cuvieronius edensis by Downs (1952), May and Repenning (1982); it was recombined as Rhynchotherium edense by Webb (1973); it was synonymized subjectively with Rhynchotherium falconeri by Miller (1990), Shoshani and Tassy (1996); it was synonymized subjectively with Rhynchotherium blicki by Lambert and Shoshani (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Trilophodon (Tetrabelodon) shepardi edensis Frick p. 405
1926Rhynchotherium (Dibelodon) edensis Frick pp. 169-170
1933Rhynchotherium edensis Frick p. 518
1942Cordillerion edensis Osborn
1952Cuvieronius edensis Downs
1973Rhynchotherium edense Webb
1982Cuvieronius edensis May and Repenning
1984Rhynchotherium edensis Webb and Perrigo

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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
superorderAfrotheria
—Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
—Tethytheria
orderProboscidea()
familyGomphotheriidaeHay 1922
subspeciesTrilophodon (Tetrabelodon) shepardi edensis
subgenusTetrabelodon
speciesshepardiLeidy 1870
subspeciesedensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Lambert and Shoshani 1998, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Hemphillian or 9.40000 to 4.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Florida) Rhynchotherium edense (18520)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Florida) Rhynchotherium edense (18573)
Late/Upper Hemphillian - Zanclean9.4 - 3.6USA (Florida) Rhynchotherium edense (18535)