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Oxacron

Osteichthyes - Cainotheriidae

Taxonomy
Oxacron was named by Filhol. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Oxacroninae by McKenna and Bell (1997), Erfurt and Metais (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Oxacron McKenna and Bell p. 407
2007Oxacron Erfurt and Metais p. 70

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
superfamilyCainotherioideaCamp and VanDerHoof 1940
familyCainotheriidaeCope 1881
subfamilyOxacroninaeHurzeler 1936
genusOxacronFilhol

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.

G. †Oxacron Filhol
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Oxacron courtoisi Gervais 1848
Oxacron quinquedentatus Filhol 1877
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: grazero
Diet 2: browsero
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:03:05
Modified: 2005-09-19 12:23:23
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 37.71000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) O. courtoisi (31747)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) O. courtoisi (12843 12852 12854 31764 31765)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Belgium O. courtoisi (31748)