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Dicoryphochoerus medius

Mammalia - Suidae

Taxonomy
Dicoryphochoerus medius was named by Liu et al. (1978). Its type specimen is IVPP V336, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jiulaopo (locality 63710 = 59 S 3), Xiehu, Lantian, Shaanxi, which is in the Turolian of horizon the Lantian Formation China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Dicoryphochoerus medius Liu et al. p. 186–187 figs. 58; Pl. 31:2–4

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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
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
superfamilySuoidea
familySuidae
genusDicoryphochoerusLydekker 1877
speciesmedius

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.

Dicoryphochoerus medius Liu et al. 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-23 13:08:25
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Turolian or 8.70000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turolian8.7 - 5.333China (shaanxi) Dicoryphochoerus medius (type locality: 42859)