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Hyaenodon incertus

Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae

Taxonomy
Hyaenodon incertus was named by Dashzeveg (1985).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. aymardi, H. compressus, H. requieni, H. matthewsi

Synonyms
  • Pterodon exploratus was named by Dashzeveg (1985). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is PST 27-35, a mandible (Fragmentary rigth mandible), and it is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Hyaenodon incertus by Morlo and Nagel (2006), Peigné et al. (2007), Tsubamoto et al. (2008).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Hyaenodon incertus Dashzeveg
1985Pterodon exploratus Dashzeveg
2006Hyaenodon incertus Morlo and Nagel
2007Hyaenodon incertus Peigné et al. p. 443
2008Hyaenodon incertus Tsubamoto et al.

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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
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
orderCreodonta()
orderHyaenodonta()
superfamilyHyaenodontoideaLeidy 1869
familyHyaenodontidaeLeidy 1869
subfamilyHyaenodontinaeTrouessart 1885
genusHyaenodonLaizer and Parieu 1838
speciesincertusDashzeveg 1985

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.

†Hyaenodon incertus Dashzeveg 1985
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Invalid names: Pterodon exploratus Dashzeveg 1985 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-04 14:30:16
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:30:16
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Van Valkenburgh 1988, Gunnell 1998, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 37.20000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Mongolia (Dornogov) Hyaenodon incertus (174716) Pterodon exploratus (174715)
Ulangochuian37.2 - 33.9China (Nei Mongol) Hyaenodon incertus (73808)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Hyaenodon incertus (201191)