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Megachoerus zygomaticus

Mammalia - Entelodontidae

Taxonomy
Megachoerus zygomaticus was named by Troxell (1920) [genotype]. Its type specimen is YPM 10008, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Archaeotherium zygomaticum by Storer (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Megachoerus zygomaticus Troxell
1940Megachoerus zygomaticus Scott p. 434 figs. Plate XLI, Figs. 1, 1a
1996Archaeotherium zygomaticum Storer
1998Megachoerus zygomaticus Effinger

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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
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
superfamilyEntelodontoideaLydekker 1883
familyEntelodontidaeLydekker 1883
genusMegachoerus
specieszygomaticus

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.

†Megachoerus zygomaticus Troxell 1920
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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: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:31:11
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:31:11
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Effinger 1998, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Whitneyan to the top of the Monroecreekian or 31.80000 to 23.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whitneyan - Monroecreekian31.8 - 23.1Canada (Saskatchewan) Archaeotherium zygomaticum (17306)