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Ectoganus bighornensis

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Ectoganus bighornensis was named by Schoch (1981).

It was synonymized subjectively with Ectoganus copei by Schoch (1986).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Ectoganus bighornensis Schoch
1989Ectoganus bighornensis Gingerich
2012Ectoganus bighornensis Rose et al.

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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()
Taeniodonta(Cope 1876)
Stylinodontidae(Marsh 1875)
genusEctoganusCope 1874
speciesbighornensisSchoch 1981

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.

Ectoganus bighornensis Schoch 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-08-24 13:26:44
Modified: 2005-08-30 17:15:27
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Ectoganus bighornensis (15647 15759)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Ectoganus bighornensis (154254 154255 154262 154272 154291)