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Hyaenodon montanus

Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae

Taxonomy
Hyaenodon montanus was named by Douglass (1902) [also said to be 1902].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Hyaenodon montanus Douglass p. 253
1922Hyaenodon montanus Thorpe

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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
Ferae()
orderCreodonta()
orderHyaenodonta()
superfamilyHyaenodontoideaLeidy 1869
familyHyaenodontidaeLeidy 1869
subfamilyHyaenodontinaeTrouessart 1885
genusHyaenodonLaizer and Parieu 1838
speciesmontanus

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.

Hyaenodon montanus Douglass 1902
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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: carnivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-04 14:30:16
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:30:16
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Van Valkenburgh 1988, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Gunnell 1998

Age range: base of the Duchesnean to the top of the Chadronian or 40.40000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duchesnean40.4 - 37.2USA (Texas) Hyaenodon montanus (16830 16835) Hyaenodon sp. (16828)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (South Dakota) Hyaenodon montanus (16885 17006)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Hyaenodon montanus (16962 16963 16964)