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Heterocoryphodon

Mammalia - Coryphodontidae

Taxonomy
Heterocoryphodon was named by Lucas and Tong (1987).

It was assigned to Coryphodontidae by de Muizon and Marshall (1992) and Wang (1994).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Heterocoryphodon Lucas and Tong
1992Heterocoryphodon de Muizon and Marshall p. 514
1994Heterocoryphodon Wang

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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()
suborderPantodonta(Cope 1873)
familyCoryphodontidae
genusHeterocoryphodonLucas and Tong 1987

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.

G. †Heterocoryphodon Lucas and Tong 1987
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Heterocoryphodon xuae Tong and Wang 2006
Heterocoryphodon yuntongi Tong and Wang 2006
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-08-24 13:29:27
Modified: 2005-08-31 15:49:46
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Eocene or 55.80000 to 48.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6China (Hubei) Asiocoryphodon sp. (175808)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6China (Shandong) H. yuntongi (176605)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6China (Henan) Manteodon flerowi (46196)