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Leptochoerinae (disused)

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Leptochoerinae is a subfamily. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Dichobunidae by Edwards (1976), McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Artiodactyla by Stucky (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Leptochoerinae Edwards p. 100
1997Leptochoerinae McKenna and Bell p. 401
1998Leptochoerinae Stucky

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
subfamilyLeptochoerinae
subfamilyLeptochoerinae

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. †Leptochoerinae
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingsubf
Diet: herbivoresubf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:12:14
Modified: 2005-09-02 12:01:37
Source: subf = subfamily, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Stucky 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999

Age range: Whitneyan or 31.80000 to 29.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (South Dakota) Leptochoerinae indet. (17336 17338)