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Azygonyx xenicus

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Esthonyx xenicus was named by Gingerich and Gunnell (1979). Its type locality is SC-74, which is in a Clarkforkian terrestrial horizon in Wyoming.

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

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

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Cimolesta()
suborderTillodontia()
genusAzygonyx
speciesxenicus()

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 xenicus 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: Ji et al. 2002, Lucas and Schoch 1998, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Clarkforkian or 57.50000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarkforkian57.5 - 56.0USA (Wyoming) Azygonyx xenicus (15072) Esthonyx xenicus (15088 type locality: 15126 15134 15136 15158 15204)