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Helaletes intermedius

Mammalia - Perissodactyla

Taxonomy
Hyrachyus intermedius was named by Osborn et al. (1878).

It was synonymized subjectively with Hyrachyus implicatus by Hay (1902); it was synonymized subjectively with Hyrachyus affinis by Troxell (1922); it was recombined as Chasmotheroides intermedius by Wood (1934); it was recombined as Desmatotherium intermedius by Schoch (1989) and Colbert and Schoch (1998); it was recombined as Helaletes intermedius by Radinsky (1963), Gazin (1976) and Dawson and Constenius (2018).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Hyrachyus intermedius Osborn et al. p. 51
1878Hyrachyus intermedius Osborn and et al.
1883Desmatotherium guyotii Scott p. 46
1902Helaletes guyotii Hay p. 625
1919Desmatotherium guyotii Peterson p. 127
1922Helaletes guyotii Troxell
1923Desmatotherium guyotii Osborn p. 2
1934Chasmotheroides intermedius Wood
1963Helaletes intermedius Radinsky
1976Helaletes intermedius Gazin
1989Desmatotherium intermedius Schoch
1998Desmatotherium intermedius Colbert and Schoch p. 574
2018Helaletes intermedius Dawson and Constenius p. 53

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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()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
Ceratomorpha(Wood 1937)
superfamilyTapiroideaGill 1872
genusHelaletes
speciesintermedius()

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.

Helaletes intermedius Osborn et al. 1878
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Invalid names: Desmatotherium guyotii Scott 1883 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingsuperf
Diet: browsersuperf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 15:03:27
Modified: 2005-08-31 17:03:27
Source: superf = superfamily, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Colbert and Schoch 1998, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the Uintan or 50.30000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Desmatotherium guyotii (16212) Helaletes intermedius (16138 16279 16413)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Montana) Helaletes intermedius (222919)