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Hapalodectes

Mammalia - Acreodi - Hapalodectidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Hapalodectes Matthew
1966Hapalodectes Szalay and Gould p. 152
1979Hapalodectes Zhang et al.
1995Hapalodectes Zhou et al. p. 396
1997Hapalodectes McKenna and Bell p. 368
1998Hapalodectes Archibald
1998Hapalodectes Gingerich p. 427 figs. FIgure 1
2010Hapalodectes Beard et al.
2017Hapalodectes Solé et al.

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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
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
orderAcreodiMatthew 1909
Mesonychia
familyHapalodectidae
genusHapalodectes

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. †Hapalodectes Matthew 1909
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Hapalodectes anthracinus Zhou and Gingerich 1991
Hapalodectes auctus Matthew and Granger 1925
Hapalodectes dux Lopatin 2001
Hapalodectes hetangensis Ting and Li 1987
Hapalodectes huanghaiensis Tong and Wang 2006
Hapalodectes leptognathus Osborn and Wortman 1892
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Invalid names: Hapalodectes compressus Matthew 1909 [synonym]
Hapalodectes lopatini Solé et al. 2017
Hapalodectes paleocenus Beard et al. 2010
Hapalodectes paradux Lopatin 2023
Hapalodectes serus Matthew and Granger 1925
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:02:24
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:02:24
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Archibald 1998, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Middle Paleocene to the top of the Middle Eocene or 61.70000 to 37.20000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Paleocene61.7 - 58.7China (Jiangxi) H. sp. (139616 176612)
Middle Paleocene61.7 - 58.7China (Anhui) H. lopatini (132939)
Gashatan58.7 - 55.8China (Nei Mongol) H. paleocenus (71076)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Mongolia (Omnogov) H. dux, H. paradux (37008)
Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) H. sp. (15917)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) H. anthracinus (15499 15729) H. compressus (15710) H. leptognathus (15553 15556 15558 15559 15566 15964) H. sp. (27268)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Colorado) H. leptognathus (15651)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6China (Hunan) H. hetangensis (87239)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) H. anthracinus (15679) H. leptognathus (15680)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6China (Nei Mongol) H. serus (174920)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6China (Shandong) H. huanghaiensis (77929)
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2China (Henan) H. lushiensis (46193)
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2China (Nei Mongol) H. serus (28792)