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Phenacodus magnus

Mammalia - Phenacodontidae

Taxonomy
Phenacodus magnus was named by Thewissen (1990).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. teilhardi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Phenacodus magnus Thewissen

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
—Phenacodonta
familyPhenacodontidaeCope 1881
genusPhenacodus
speciesmagnus

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.

†Phenacodus magnus Thewissen 1990
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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: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:04:22
Modified: 2011-04-24 18:24:26
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Archibald 1998, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Ti4 or 58.70000 to 56.80000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ti461.7 - 56.8Canada (Saskatchewan) Phenacodus primaevus (14978)
Ti561.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Phenacodus magnus (46654)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Phenacodus magnus (15007 15036 15066 15071 53059 190404 190471)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Colorado) Phenacodus magnus (174227)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Montana) Phenacodus magnus (14993 15002)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (North Dakota) Phenacodus primaevus (14977)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Wyoming) Phenacodus magnus (15018 15024 188231)