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Hyotherium soemmeringi

Mammalia - Suidae

Taxonomy
Hyotherium soemmeringi was named by von Meyer (1834). It is the type species of Hyotherium.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. lacaillei, H. palaeochoerus, H. paleochoerus, H. pilgrimi, H. sommeringi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Hyotherium soemmeringi von Meyer
1902Hyotherium soemereringii Hay p. 656
2001Hyotherium soemmeringi Sach and Heizmann p. 35

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
superfamilySuoidea
familySuidae
subfamilyHyotheriinaeCope 1888
genusHyotheriumvon Meyer 1834
speciessoemmeringivon Meyer 1834

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.

†Hyotherium soemmeringi von Meyer 1834
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-23 13:08:25
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the MN 4 to the top of the Sarmatian or 16.90000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany Hyotherium soemmeringi (70361 70362)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Hyotherium soemmeringi (49102)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Hyotherium soemmeringi (106003)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.44 - 7.246France Hyotherium soemmeringi (187580)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.97France Hyotherium soemmeringi (142146)
MN 3 - MN 520.0 - 13.65France Hyotherium soemmeringi (94801 191822 191823 191827 191829)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Alsac) Hyotherium soemmeringi (69106)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Midi-Pyrénées) Hyotherium soemmeringi (71873)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France (Maine-et-Loire) Hyotherium soemmeringi (148396)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France Hyotherium soemmeringi (90354 148401)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Portugal (Lisbon) Hyotherium soemmeringi (35984 35986 35987 35990 35991 35995)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France (Aquitaine Region) Hyotherium soemmeringi (31316)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Bayern) Hyotherium soemmeringi (45604)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany Hyotherium soemmeringi (46955)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Hyotherium soemmeringi (175727)
MN 515.97 - 13.65France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Hyotherium soemmeringi (32072)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Portugal (Região Centro) Hyotherium soemmeringi (136334)
Langhian - Tortonian15.97 - 7.246France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Hyotherium soemmeringi (31775)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Serbia and Montenegro (Serbia) Hyotherium soemmeringi (39679)