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Afrochoerodon kisumuensis

Osteichthyes - Proboscidea - Choerolophodontidae

Taxonomy
Choerolophodon kisumuensis was named by Picford (2001). It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Choerolophodon kisumuensis MacInnes
2001Afrochoerodon kisumuensis Picford
2001Choerolophodon kisumuensis Picford
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the MN 4 to the top of the Serravallian or 16.90000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


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