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Chainodus eggingensis

Mammalia - Dimylidae

Taxonomy
Chainodus eggingensis was named by Ziegler (1990). It is not extant. Its type specimen is BSP 1881 IX 1, a mandible (mandible sin. with p1 fragm. m2). Its type locality is Eggingen, which is in an Aquitanian fluvial-lacustrine marl/limestone in the Lower Freshwater Molasse Formation of Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Chainodus eggingensis Ziegler p. 49 figs. Pl. 8; fig. 1

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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
Eulipotyphla
Erinaceomorpha()
superfamilyErinaceoideaGill 1872
familyDimylidaeSchlosser 1887
genusChainodus
specieseggingensis

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Chainodus eggingensis Ziegler 1990
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Ziegler 1990Bisher größte Art der Gattung Chainodus. Zähne stark amblyodont und exoedaenodont. p3 klein, nesiolingual vom p4. p4 mit weit ausladendem Vorderlappen. P2 mit zwei, P3 mit einer Wurzel. P4 ohne mesiales Baselhöckerchen, mit Innenhügel.