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Schizochoerus anatoliensis

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Schizochoerus anatoliensis was named by van der Made (1997). Its type specimen is MTA ACH 1339, a tooth (m3 inf. dext.), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Candir, which is in a MN 5/MN 6 terrestrial claystone in Turkey.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Schizochoerus anatoliensis van der Made p. 133

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
superfamilySuoidea
genusSchizochoerusCrusafont-Pairo and Lavocat 1954
speciesanatoliensis

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.

†Schizochoerus anatoliensis van der Made 1997
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. van der Made 1997Small sublophodont Schizochoerus without hexaconid in the lower molars.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: grazero
Diet 2: browsero
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:03:05
Modified: 2005-09-19 12:23:23
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the MN 5 to the top of the MN 6 or 15.98000 to 12.75000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 5 - MN 615.98 - 12.75Turkey (Ankara) Schizochoerus anatoliensis (type locality: 68561)