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Esthonychinae

Mammalia - Esthonychidae

Taxonomy
Esthonychinae was named by Zittel and Schlosser (1911) [credited to Zittel and Schlosser by Gazin 1953]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Esthonychidae by Gazin (1953), Lucas and Schoch (1998) and Rose et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Esthonychinae Zittel and Schlosser
1953Esthonychinae Gazin p. 16
1998Esthonychinae Lucas and Schoch p. 270
2013Esthonychinae Rose et al. p. 843

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Cimolesta()
suborderTillodontia()
familyEsthonychidaeCope 1883
subfamilyEsthonychinaeZittel and Schlosser 1911
subfamilyEsthonychinaeZittel and Schlosser 1911

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.

Subfm. †Esthonychinae Zittel and Schlosser 1911
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G. †Anthraconyx Rose et al. 2013
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†Anthraconyx hypsomylus Rose et al. 2013
G. †Esthonyx Cope 1874
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†Esthonyx acutidens Cope 1881
†Esthonyx bisulcatus Cope 1874
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Invalid names: Esthonyx acer Cope 1874 [synonym], Esthonyx burmeisterii Cope 1874 [synonym]
†Esthonyx gunnelli Gingerich 1989
†Esthonyx munieri Lemoine 1891
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Invalid names: Franchaius russellonyx Baudry 1992 [synonym], Plesiesthonyx chardini Baudry 1992 [synonym], Plesiesthonyx elongatus Baudry 1992 [synonym]
†Esthonyx spatularius Cope 1880
G. †Indoesthonyx Smith et al. 2016
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†Indoesthonyx suratensis Smith et al. 2016
G. †Paresthonyx Tong and Wang 2006
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†Paresthonyx orientalis Tong and Wang 2006
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Lucas and Schoch 1998

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Early/Lower Eocene or 55.80000 to 48.60000 Ma

Collections (299 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tiffanian - Clarkforkian61.7 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Esthonyx sp. (15035)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Esthonyx sp. (15093)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Colorado) Esthonyx sp. (15259)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Champagne-Ardenne) Plesiesthonyx munieri (28546)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8India (Gujarat) Esthonyx sp., Anthraconyx hypsomylus, Indoesthonyx suratensis (55494) Indoesthonyx suratensis (180565 180566)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Oise) Esthonyx sp. (68174)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Marne) Plesiesthonyx munieri (35539)
Graybullian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Esthonyx bisulcatus (15701) Esthonyx sp. (15875 15876)
Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Esthonyx acutidens (15901 15915 15930 15997 16068 16078)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Colorado) Esthonyx acutidens (15339 15409 15422 15650 15652) Esthonyx bisulcatus (15267 15272 15290 15310 15350 15375 15379 15383 15384 15388 15392) Esthonyx sp. (15266 15316 15324 15338 15364 15836 15857 15871) Esthonyx sp., Esthonyx bisulcatus (15225 15264 15349) Esthonyx spatularius (15450 15480 15485 15660 15725 15845)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Azygonyx gunnelli (15834) Esthonyx acutidens (15486 15642 15662 15710 15904 15906 15908 15910 15911 15942 16067) Esthonyx acutidens, Esthonyx bisulcatus (15557 15558 15563 15566) Esthonyx bisulcatus (15491 15517 15518 15520 15521 15522 15523 15524 15531 15532 15533 15534 15536 15538 15540 15541 15543 15544 15546 15547 15548 15549 15551 15552 15553 15554 15555 15556 15560 15564 15565 15567 15573 15575 15592 15593 15683 15687 15692 15694 15695 15696 15697 15699 15702 15703 15704 15705 15706 15707 15717 15846 15889 15891 15932 15963 15964 16020 16055 46641 46656 46666 46673 46675 46682 46687 46692 46693 46694 46699 46701 46702 46704 46705 46707 46711 46712 46713 46715 46718 46719 46721 46729 46730 46733 46734 46735 46736 46738 46739 46740 46745 46746 46748 46749 46754 46757 46758 46759 46760 46761 46763 46765 46767 46769 46778 46789 46792 46794 46795 46796 46797 46798 46805 46810 46811 46814 46816 46818 46819 46820 46825 46826 46830 46831 46834 46836 46837 46838 46841 46844 46845 46846 46847 46849 46850 46851 46852 186934 186944 186946) Esthonyx sp. (15454 15479 15529 15559 15576 15577 15578 15661 15673 15841 15933 15934 16075 118482) Esthonyx sp., Esthonyx bisulcatus (15542) Esthonyx spatularius (15493 15495 15504 15505 15507 15509 15510 15511 15512 15513 15514 15515 15516 15586 15587 15588 15589 15590 15594 15682 15729 15756 15793 15943 46636 46637 46639 46647 46659 46668 46670 46680 46685 46690 46691 46725 46768 46774 46780 46783 46786 46788 46790 46803 46804 46807 46808 46809 46813 46821 46822 46823) Esthonyx spatularius, Azygonyx sp., Azygonyx gunnelli (15759)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3Mexico (Baja California) Esthonyx sp. (15671)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (New Mexico) Ectoganus bisulcatus (15452) Esthonyx acer (15430) Esthonyx bisulcatus (15610 15613 15663) Esthonyx sp. (15439 15448)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Virginia) Esthonyx sp. (15595)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Azygonyx gunnelli (154253) Esthonyx bisulcatus (15680 15684 15690 15693) Esthonyx sp. (154258) Esthonyx spatularius (15679 154260)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6China (Shandong) Paresthonyx orientalis (77929)
MP 8 + 955.8 - 48.6France (Picardie) Plesiesthonyx munieri (84997)
MP 8 + 955.8 - 48.6France Plesiesthonyx munieri (182640)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Esthonyx acutidens (16207) Esthonyx sp. (15837)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Esthonyx acutidens (16240)