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Hyopsodus ✝
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Condylarthra : Hyopsodontidae : Hyopsodus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 56.8 - 55.8 Ma Paleogene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 40.4 - 37.2 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | terrestrial (based on Eutheria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | omnivore (based on Hyopsodontidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. F. Osborn. 1902. The four phyla of Oligocene titanotheres. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 16(8):91-109 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Hyopsodus fangxianensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 55.8 Ma Eocene | |
Hyopsodus fastigatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 46.2 Ma Eocene | 46.2 Ma Eocene | |
Hyopsodus huashigouensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 48.6 Ma Eocene | |
Hyopsodus itinerans ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 55.8 Ma Eocene | |
Hyopsodus latidens ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 32 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 55.8 Ma Eocene | |
Hyopsodus lepidus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 50.3 Ma Eocene | 46.2 Ma Eocene | |
Hyopsodus loomisi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 154 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 55.8 Ma Eocene | |
Hyopsodus lysitensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 102 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 55.8 Ma Eocene | |
Hyopsodus markmani ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Antiacodon mentalis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 21 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 55.8 Ma Eocene | |
Hyopsodus minor ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 61 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 55.8 Ma Eocene | |
Hyopsodus minusculus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 60 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 50.3 Ma Eocene | |
Esthonyx miticulus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 55.8 Ma Eocene | |
Hyopsodus paulus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 82 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 46.2 Ma Eocene | |
Hyopsodus pauxillus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 55.8 Ma Eocene | |
Hyopsodus powellianus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 86 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 50.3 Ma Eocene | |
Hyopsodus pygmaeus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Hyopsodus sholemi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 40.4 Ma Eocene | 40.4 Ma Eocene | |
Hyopsodus simplex ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 61 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 55.8 Ma Eocene | |
Hyopsodus tonksi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 50.3 Ma Eocene | 50.3 Ma Eocene | |
Hyopsodus uintensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 46.2 Ma Eocene | 46.2 Ma Eocene | |
Hyopsodus walcottianus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 50.3 Ma Eocene | |
Hyopsodus wardi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
Hyopsodus wortmani ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 54 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 50.3 Ma Eocene |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1870 | Hyopsodus Leidy |
1872 | Stenacodon Marsh |
1873 | Hyopsodus Leidy p. 320 |
1875 | Lemuravus Marsh |
1902 | Lemuravus Hay p. 789 |
1902 | Hyopsodus Hay p. 790 |
1902 | Stenacodon Hay p. 794 |
1902 | Hyopsodus Osborn |
1934 | Hyopsodus Stock p. 352 |
Year | Name and Author |
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1968 | Hyopsodus Gazin |
1988 | Hyopsodus Carroll |
1998 | Hyopsodus Archibald p. 307 |
2001 | Hyopsodus Thewissen et al. p. suppl. |
2005 | Hyopsodus Zack et al. |
2011 | Hyopsodus Williamson and Weil |
2012 | Hyopsodus Rose et al. |
2017 | Hyopsodus Halliday et al. p. 525 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!