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Vanderhoofius coalingensis

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Desmostylidae

Taxonomy
Vanderhoofius coalingensis was named by Reinhart (1959). Its type specimen is UCMP 39989, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Vanderhoofius coalingensis Reinhart p. 90
1966Vanderhoofius coalingensis Shikama p. 166
1996Vanderhoofius coalingensis Domning p. 395
2008Vanderhoofius coalingensis Domning p. 643
2019Vanderhoofius coalingensis Matsui and Tsuihiji

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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
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
orderDesmostylia
orderDesmostyloideaAbel 1933
familyDesmostylidae
genusVanderhoofius
speciescoalingensis

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.

†Vanderhoofius coalingensis Reinhart 1959
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Ontogeny: modification of partso
Environment: coastalo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: amphibiouso
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-09-11 17:03:02
Modified: 2019-05-28 17:19:55
Source: o = order
Reference: Domning et al. 1986

Age range: Middle Miocene or 15.97000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (California) Vanderhoofius coalingensis (40518)