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Trogosus castoridens

Osteichthyes - Esthonychidae

Taxonomy
Trogosus castoridens was named by Leidy (1871) [genotype]. Its type locality is Grizzly Buttes, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Trogosus.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anchippodus minor by Leidy (1872), Hay (1902); it was synonymized subjectively with Anchippodus riparius by Leidy (1873).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Trogosus castoridens Leidy
1953Trogosus castoridens Gazin p. 36 figs. Text figure 12
1998Trogosus castoridens Lucas and Schoch

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Cimolesta()
suborderTillodontia()
familyEsthonychidaeCope 1883
subfamilyTrogosinae
genusTrogosusLeidy 1871
speciescastoridensLeidy 1871

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.

Trogosus castoridens Leidy 1871
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 13:30:51
Modified: 2005-08-31 15:30:51
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Lucas and Schoch 1998, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Bridgerian or 51.10000 to 45.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (California) Trogosus sp. (16422)
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Wyoming) Trogosus castoridens (type locality: 16228) Trogosus hyracoides (16137 16138 16205 16226 16413)