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Azygonyx ancylion

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Esthonyx ancylion was named by Gingerich and Gunnell (1979). Its type locality is SC-176, which is in a Clarkforkian terrestrial horizon in Wyoming.

It was recombined as Azygonyx ancylion by Gingerich (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Esthonyx ancylion Gingerich and Gunnell
1989Azygonyx ancylion Gingerich
1998Esthonyx ancylion Lucas and Schoch

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Cimolesta()
suborderTillodontia()
genusAzygonyx
speciesancylion()

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.

†Azygonyx ancylion Gingerich and Gunnell 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 13:30:51
Modified: 2005-08-31 15:30:51
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Lucas and Schoch 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Clarkforkian or 56.20000 to 54.90000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Azygonyx ancylion (15085) Esthonyx ancylion (15091 15092 15099 15100 15119 15148 15152 15156 15159 15173 15174 type locality: 15181 15186 15189 15191)