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Tapochoerus mcmillini

Mammalia - Diacodexeidae

Taxonomy
Tapochoerus mcmillini was named by Walsh (2000). Its type locality is Mission Valley Formation (SDSNH 3870), which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Mission Valley Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Tapochoerus mcmillini Walsh
2007Tapochoerus mcmillini Theodor et al. p. 41

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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
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
familyDiacodexeidae
genusTapochoerus
speciesmcmillini

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.

†Tapochoerus mcmillini Walsh 2000
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: grazero
Diet 2: browsero
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:03:05
Modified: 2005-09-19 12:23:23
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Uintan or 46.20000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Tapochoerus mcmillini (16695 type locality: 16776)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Tapochoerus mcmillini (16585 16781)