Source Data | |
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Rank | superfamily (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Entelodontoidea |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Entelodontoidea | superfamily | belongs to Palaeodonta | stated without evidence | Colbert, 1938 | Entelodontoidea | superfamily | belongs to Suina | implied | Carroll, 1988 | Entelodontoidea | superfamily | belongs to Cetartiodactyla | stated with evidence | Boisserie et al., 2005 | Entelodontoidea | superfamily | belongs to Suina | stated without evidence | Foss, 2007 | Entelodontoidea | superfamily | belongs to Suiformes | stated without evidence | Vislobokova, 2008 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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Environment | terrestrial (based on Artiodactyla) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) |
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Diet | grazer, browser (based on Artiodactyla) |
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Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution |
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Carroll R. L. (1988) , Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution, 1-698 |
Boisserie J.-R., Lihoreau F., et al (2005) The position of Hippopotamidae within Cetartiodactyla, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 102 5, 1537-1541 |
Vislobokova I. A. (2008) The Oldest Representative of Entelodontoidea (Artiodactyla, Suiformes) from the Middle Eocene of Khaichin Ula II, Mongolia, and Some Evolutionary Features of This Superfamily, Paleontological Journal 42 6, 643-654 |