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Afrochoerodon kisumuensis

Osteichthyes - Proboscidea - Choerolophodontidae

Taxonomy
Choerolophodon kisumuensis was named by MacInnes (1942). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Afrochoerodon kisumuensis by Pickford (2001), Sanders and Miller (2002), Shoshani and Tassy (2005), Sanders et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Choerolophodon kisumuensis MacInnes
1981Choerolophodon kisumensis Andrews et al.
2001Afrochoerodon kisumuensis Pickford
2002Afrochoerodon kisumuensis Sanders and Miller p. 395
2005Afrochoerodon kisumuensis Shoshani and Tassy p. 7
2010Afrochoerodon kisumuensis Sanders et al. p. 203

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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
superorderAfrotheria
Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
Tethytheria
orderProboscidea()
familyChoerolophodontidae(Gaziry 1976)
genusAfrochoerodonPicford 2001
specieskisumuensis(Picford 2001)

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.

Afrochoerodon kisumuensis Picford 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:32:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:32:09
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the MN 4 to the top of the Langhian or 16.90000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 416.9 - 15.98Egypt Afrochoerodon kisumuensis (53970)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Kenya (Nyanza) Choerolophodon kisumensis (21338 21339)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Kenya Choerolophodon kisumuensis (22303)