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Paleomoropus jepseni

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Lophiodontidae

Taxonomy
Paleomoropus jepseni was named by Radinsky (1964) [genotype]. Its type locality is SC-265, which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the Willwood Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Paleomoropus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Paleomoropus jepseni Radinsky

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
—Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
—Ancylopoda()
superfamilyChalicotherioideaGill 1872
familyLophiodontidaeGill 1872
genusPaleomoropus
speciesjepseni

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.

†Paleomoropus jepseni Radinsky 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: folivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 05:10:28
Modified: 2005-09-01 08:15:13
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Benton 1996, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Paleomoropus jepseni (type locality: 15807)