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Lushiamynodon sharamurenensis

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Amynodontidae

Taxonomy
Lushiamynodon sharamurenensis was named by Xu (1966). Its type specimen is IVPP V2892, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ula Usu well, Shara Murum, which is in an Eocene terrestrial sandstone/claystone in the Shara Murum Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Lushiamynodon sharamurenensis Xu

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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
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
Ceratomorpha(Wood 1937)
superfamilyRhinocerotoidea
familyAmynodontidae
genusLushiamynodonKretozi 1942
speciessharamurenensis

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.

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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: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 15:05:00
Modified: 2005-08-31 17:05:00
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Wall 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: Middle Eocene or 47.80000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71China (Nei Mongol) Lushiamynodon sharamurenensis (type locality: 28786 28792)