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Phenacodus grangeri

Mammalia - Phenacodontidae

Taxonomy
Phenacodus grangeri was named by Simpson (1935).

It was synonymized subjectively with Phenacodus primaeous by Van Valen (1978).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. teilhardi

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Phenacodus grangeri Simpson
1958Tetraclaenodon transitus Dorr
1990Phenacodus grangeri 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()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
—Phenacodonta
familyPhenacodontidaeCope 1881
genusPhenacodus
speciesgrangeri

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.

†Phenacodus grangeri Simpson 1935
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Invalid names: Tetraclaenodon transitus Dorr 1958 [synonym]
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: Lillegraven 1979, Archibald 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Tiffanian to the top of the Late/Upper Paleocene or 61.70000 to 55.80000 Ma

Collections (57 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (North Dakota) Phenacodus primaevus (14962)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Texas) Phenacodus grangeri (14884 14956 14975)
Ti561.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Phenacodus grangeri (46655)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Colorado) Phenacodus grangeri (14935 14943 174227)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Phenacodus bisonensis (14988) Phenacodus grangeri (14926 14936 14964 14997 15001 15007 15017 15057 15058 15059 15060 15061 15071 46653 53059 190403 190414 190417 190418 190419 190423 190437 190438 190441 190443 190444 190445 190446 190457 190462 190463 190464 190465 190466 190468 190473 190474 190483 190487 190490 190492 190495) Phenacodus primaevus (15036) Phenacodus sp. (15049)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (California) Phenacodus grangeri (14872)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Wyoming) Phenacodus grangeri (15018 188220)
Cf156.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Phenacodus grangeri (46649)