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Paradaphoenus tooheyi

Osteichthyes - Carnivora

Taxonomy
Paradaphoenus tooheyi was named by Hunt (2001). Its type specimen is UNSM 6002-92, a mandible (isolated mandible), and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Paradaphoenus tooheyi Hunt, Jr. p. 7

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
subfamilyAmphicyonidae
subfamilyDaphoeninae
genusParadaphoenus
speciestooheyi

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.

†Paradaphoenus tooheyi Hunt, Jr. 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingsubf
Diet: carnivoresubf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-30 14:52:56
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:52:56
Source: subf = subfamily, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Hunt 1998

Age range: base of the Whitneyan to the top of the Geringian or 31.80000 to 24.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (Nebraska) Paradaphoenus tooheyi (27262)
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (South Dakota) Paradaphoenus sp. (17635)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Paradaphoenus tooheyi (17538)
early Early Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Paradaphoenus tooheyi (156729)