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Diplobunops kardoula

Mammalia - Agriochoeridae

Taxonomy
Diplobunops kardoula was named by Emery et al. (2016). Its type specimen is UOMNH F-30334/UO 2473, a partial skull (skull with premolar row and associated canines), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hancock Quarry, which is in an Eocene terrestrial conglomerate/sandstone in the Clarno Formation of Oregon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Diplobunops kardoula Emery et al. pp. e1041970-2 figs. 1 - 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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
familyAgriochoeridae
genusDiplobunops
specieskardoula

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.

Diplobunops kardoula Emery et al. 2016
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. M. Emery et al. 2016The rostrum is constricted at P2, as in all species of Diplobunops but unlike Agriochoerus. The P3 differs from D. crassus and D. matthewi in having a mesolin- gual cone that is adjusted posteriorly and in possessing strongly pronounced anterior and posterior styles that give it a heart-shaped appearance. The P4 differs from D. matthewi and D. crassus in having fully separated anterolabial and posterolabial cones, but differs from Agriochoerus in lacking a posterolingual conule. The upper molars differ from other species of Diplobunops and Protoreodon in lacking paraco- nules. The upper molars differ from D. crassus and D. mat- thewi in possessing very large, rounded meso- and metastyles. Unlike in D. crassus, the symphysis of the mandible does not jut anteriorly, and the p1 crown is not bent to labial. The lower molars differ from those of other species of Diplobunops in lacking lingual cingulids and having small metastylids and parastylids.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:36:06
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:36:06
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Lander 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988

Age range: Middle Eocene or 47.80000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Oregon) Diplobunops sp. (type locality: 16842)