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Thryptacodon antiquus

Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae

Taxonomy
Thryptacodon antiquus was named by Matthew and Granger (1915) [genotype]. It is the type species of Thryptacodon.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Thryptacodon antiquus Matthew and Granger
1915Thryptacodon olseni Matthew and Granger
1954Thryptacodon loisi Kelley and Wood p. 346

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
orderProcreodiMatthew 1915
familyArctocyonidaeMurray 1866
genusThryptacodon
speciesantiquus

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.

Thryptacodon antiquus Matthew and Granger 1915
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Invalid names: Thryptacodon loisi Kelley and Wood 1954 [synonym], Thryptacodon olseni Matthew and Granger 1915 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 13:54:39
Modified: 2011-04-24 18:06:44
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Archibald 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Tiffanian to the top of the Bridgerian or 61.70000 to 46.20000 Ma

Collections (94 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Thryptacodon sp. (15034)
Clarkforkian56.8 - 55.8USA (Wyoming) Thryptacodon antiquus (15083 15084 15085 15087 15091 15104 15110 15118 15132 15135 15148 15152 15166 15168 15171 15183 15184 15185)
Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Thryptacodon loisi (15915 16076 16078)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Thryptacodon antiquus (15491 15493 15507 15510 15512 15514 15520 15522 15524 15531 15532 15544 15555 15573 15586 15588 15589 15592 15594 15662 15683 15694 15695 15699 15702 15705 15729 15756 15793 15934 46637 46639 46646 46650 46657 46659 46662 46673 46690 46693 46723 46726 46727 46766 46767 46768 46774 46780 46782 46785 46786 46792 46795 46801 46802 46803 46809 46813 46814 46816 46821 46823 46824 46831) Thryptacodon loisi (15548 15552 15563 15576 15964)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Colorado) Thryptacodon antiquus (15725 15845)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Thryptacodon loisi (16207)