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Coryphodon lobatus

Mammalia - Coryphodontidae

Taxonomy
Coryphodon lobatus was named by Cope (1877). Its type locality is Arroyo Blanco (Cope), which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the San Jose Formation of New Mexico.

It was synonymized subjectively with Coryphodon anax by Earle (1892).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Coryphodon lobatus Cope
1882Coryphodon anax Cope
1883Bathmodon pachypus Cope
1892Coryphodon anax Earle p. 164
1898Coryphodon ventanus Osborn
1902Coryphodon anax Hay p. 698
1902Coryphodon lobatus Hay p. 699
1902Coryphodon ventanus Hay p. 700
1995Coryphodon lobatus Uhen and Gingerich p. 266 fig. 279

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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()
suborderPantodonta(Cope 1873)
familyCoryphodontidae
genusCoryphodon()
specieslobatusCope 1877

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.

†Coryphodon lobatus Cope 1877
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Invalid names: Coryphodon anax Cope 1882 [synonym], Coryphodon ventanus Osborn 1898 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 1000 kgs
Minimum body mass: 300 kgs
Polymorph: yesg
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: herbivoreg
Reproduction: viviparousg
Created: 2005-09-14 13:32:56
Modified: 2005-09-14 15:32:56
Source: s = species, g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Uhen and Gingerich 1995, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Utah) Coryphodon lobatus (15659)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Coryphodon lobatus (15662 15687 15692 15694 15704 15705 15926 46699 46708 46731 46735 46749 46756 46761)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (New Mexico) Coryphodon lobatus (type locality: 15452)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Coryphodon lobatus (15680 15684)