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Copecion brachypternus

Mammalia - Phenacodontidae

Taxonomy
Phenacodus brachypternus was named by Cope (1882).

It was recombined as Copecion brachypternus by Gingerich (1989) and Thewissen (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Phenacodus brachypternus Cope p. 180
1902Phenacodus brachypternus Hay p. 604
1989Copecion brachypternus Gingerich
1990Copecion brachypternus Thewissen

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
—Phenacodonta
familyPhenacodontidaeCope 1881
genusCopecion
speciesbrachypternus()

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
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:04:22
Modified: 2011-04-24 18:24:26
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Archibald 1998, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Tiffanian to the top of the Wasatchian or 61.70000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Phenacodus brachypternus (15034)
Graybullian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Copecion brachypternus (15701)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Colorado) Phenacodus brachypternus (15325 15350 15351 15352 15353 15363 15367 15375 15394 15395 15450 15485 15871 15887)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Copecion brachypternus (15592 15687 15707 46636 46675 46752 46761 46766 46792 46809 46836) Phenacodus brachypternus (15468 15491 15507 15510 15511 15516 15534 15536 15538 15540 15542 15543 15551 15552 15554 15558 15559 15578 15717 15729 15932 15964 16055)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (New Mexico) Phenacodus brachypternus (15663)