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Phenacodus trilobatus

Mammalia - Phenacodontidae

Taxonomy
Phenacodus trilobatus was named by Cope (1881) [also said to be 1881].

It was synonymized subjectively with Phenacodus primaevus by Hay (1902); it was synonymized subjectively with Phenacodus primaeous by Granger (1915).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. teilhardi

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Phenacodus trilobatus Cope p. 200
1937Phenacodus robustus Simpson
1990Phenacodus trilobatus Thewissen
1995Phenacodus trilobatus O'Leary and Rose

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
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
speciestrilobatus

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 trilobatus Cope 1881
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Invalid names: Phenacodus robustus Simpson 1937 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
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, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Kiessling 2004, Archibald 1998, Carroll 1988

Age range: Wasatchian or 54.90000 to 50.50000 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Wyoming) Phenacodus trilobatus (15708)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Phenacodus primaevus (15468) Phenacodus trilobatus (15593 15682 15694 15697 15698 15699 15702 15705 15707 46645 46682 46698 46718 46733 46735 46736 46739 46745 46749 46753 46756 46760 46762 46767 46772 46773 46792 46846 46852 186939)