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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyopsodontidae : Hyopsodus : Hyopsodus paulus |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Condylarthra : Hyopsodontidae : Hyopsodus : Hyopsodus paulus |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
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| Generic Name | Hyopsodus |
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| Scientific Name | Hyopsodus paulus Leidy, 1870 |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Hyopsodus paulus | species | belongs to Hyopsodus | stated without evidence | Leidy, 1870 | | Hyopsodus paulus | species | belongs to Hyopsodus | stated with evidence | Leidy, 1873 | | Hyopsodus paulus | species | belongs to Hyopsodus | stated without evidence | Cope, 1875 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 55.8 - 50.3 Ma
Eocene |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 46.2 - 40.4 Ma
Eocene |
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| Environment | terrestrial (based on Eutheria) |
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| Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) |
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| Diet | omnivore (based on Hyopsodontidae) |
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| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. Leidy. 1870. [Abstract of remarks made before a meeting of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, October 4th, 1870]. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 22(3):109-110 |
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| Leidy J. [Abstract of remarks made before a meeting of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, October 4th, 1870], Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 22 3, 109-110 |
| Marsh O. C. Preliminary description of new Tertiary mammals. Part II, American Journal of Science 4 21, 202-224 doi:10.2475/ajs.s3-4.21.202 |
| Leidy J. Part I. Contributions to the extinct vertebrate fauna of the western territories, Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories 1, 1-358 |
| Cope E. D. , Systematic Catalogue of Vertebrata of the Eocene of New Mexico, Collected in 1874. Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian, Engineer Department, U. S. Army, 5-37 |
| Marsh O. C. Notice of new Tertiary mammals, IV, American Journal of Science 9 51, 239-250 doi:10.2475/ajs.s3-9.51.239 |
| Hay O. P. (1902) , Bibliography and Catalogue of the Fossil Vertebrata of North America. Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey 179, 1-868 |
| Osborn H. F. (1902) The four phyla of Oligocene titanotheres, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 16 8, 91-109 |
| Matthew W. D. (1909) The Carnivora and Insectivora of the Bridger Basin, middle Eocene, Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History 9, 289-567 |
Hyopsodus paulus ✝
