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Eoryctes
Taxonomy
Eoryctes was named by Thewissen and Gingerich (1989). It is not extant. Its type is Eoryctes melanus.
It was assigned to Palaeoryctidae by Thewissen and Gingerich (1989), McKenna and Bell (1997) and Lopatin (2006).
It was assigned to Palaeoryctidae by Thewissen and Gingerich (1989), McKenna and Bell (1997) and Lopatin (2006).
Species
E. melanus (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1989 | Eoryctes Thewissen and Gingerich |
1997 | Eoryctes McKenna and Bell |
2006 | Eoryctes Lopatin |
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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. †Eoryctes Thewissen and Gingerich 1989
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†Eoryctes melanus Thewissen and Gingerich 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, subc = subclass | |||||
References: Fox 2004, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979 |
Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Wasatchian | USA (Wyoming) | E. melanus (15727 15738 15755 15779 15793 15796) |