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Baioconodon denverensis

Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae

Taxonomy
Baioconodon denverensis was named by Gazin (1941). Its type specimen is USNM 16621, a mandible (fragment of right dentary with m2 and m3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is South Table Mountain, which is in a Puercan terrestrial horizon in Colorado. It is the type species of Baioconodon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Baioconodon denverensis Gazin p. 292 fig. 2
2003Baioconodon denverensis Eberle p. 154

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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
—Euungulata
orderProcreodiMatthew 1915
familyArctocyonidaeMurray 1866
genusBaioconodon
speciesdenverensis

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
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. L. Gazin 1941ize much smaller than Eoconodon heilprinianus, near that of Loxolophus priscus. Specific tharactcrH not othet·wise distinguished from generic characters.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 13:54:39
Modified: 2011-04-24 18:06:44
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Archibald 1998, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Puercan or 66.00000 to 63.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Montana) Baioconodon denverensis (14809)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Wyoming) Baioconodon denverensis (14729)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Colorado) Baioconodon denverensis (14658 type locality: 14774)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3Canada (Saskatchewan) Baioconodon denverensis (14691 14768)