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Hyopsodus paulus

Mammalia - Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae

Taxonomy
Hyopsodus paulus was named by Leidy (1870) [genotype]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Church Buttes, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Hyopsodus.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Hyopsodus paulus Leidy p. 110
1872Stenacodon rarus Marsh p. 210
1873Microsyops vicarius Cope p. 1
1873Hyopsodus paulus Leidy p. 75
1875Hyopsodus vicarius Cope
1875Hyopsodus paulus Cope p. 18
1875Lemuravus distans Marsh p. 239
1902Lemuravus distans Hay p. 789
1902Hyopsodus paulus Hay p. 791
1902Hyopsodus vicarius Hay p. 791
1902Stenacodon rarus Hay p. 794
1902Hyopsodus rarus Osborn p. 179
1902Hyopsodus paulus Osborn p. 185
1902Hyopsodus distans Osborn p. 187
1902Hyopsodus vicarius Osborn p. 187 figs. Figure 12
1905Hyopsodus rarus Loomis
1930Hyopsodus paulus Hay p. 444
2018Hyopsodus paulus Dawson and Constenius p. 49

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Epitheria
orderCondylarthraCope 1881
familyHyopsodontidaeTrouessart 1879
genusHyopsodusLeidy 1870
speciespaulus

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.

Hyopsodus paulus Leidy 1870
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Invalid names: Hyopsodus distans Marsh 1875 [synonym], Hyopsodus vicarius Cope 1873 [synonym], Stenacodon rarus Marsh 1872 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available