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Heterohyus nanus

Mammalia - Apatemyidae

Taxonomy
Heterohyus nanus was named by Teihard de Chardin (1916). It is not extant. Its type specimen is MNHN Qu 8732, a mandible.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. heufelderi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Heterohyus nanus Teihard de Chardin
1986Heterohyus nanus Hooker p. 330

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Cimolesta()
suborderApatotheria(Scott and Jepsen 1936)
familyApatemyidae
genusHeterohyusGervais 1848
speciesnanusTeihard de Chardin 1916

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.

†Heterohyus nanus Teihard de Chardin 1916
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-09-22 09:57:14
Modified: 2005-09-22 11:57:14
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Tanaka and Taruno 2019, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 41.30000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Heterohyus nanus (39014)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Heterohyus nanus (184230)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Heterohyus nanus (12849)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Spain (Catalonia) Heterohyus nanus (31751)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Heterohyus nanus (41665)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Quercy) Heterohyus nanus (12850)