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Hyaenodon leptorhynchus

Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae

Taxonomy
Hyaenodon leptorhynchus was named by Laizer and Parieu (1838). Its type specimen is FSL 70000, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cournon, which is in a MP 28 terrestrial horizon in France.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Hyaenodon leptorhynchus Laizer and Parieu
1902Hyaenodon leptorhynchus Hay p. 758
1996Hyaenodon leptorhynchus Polly

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
Ferae()
orderCreodonta()
orderHyaenodonta()
superfamilyHyaenodontoideaLeidy 1869
familyHyaenodontidaeLeidy 1869
subfamilyHyaenodontinaeTrouessart 1885
genusHyaenodonLaizer and Parieu 1838
speciesleptorhynchusLaizer and Parieu 1838

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 leptorhynchus Laizer and Parieu 1838
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available