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Hukoutherium ambigum

Mammalia - Acreodi - Mesonychidae

Taxonomy
Hukoutherium ambigum was named by Chow et al. (1973). Its type specimen is IVPP V4233, a mandible (broken dentaries with incisors, canines, p1-4, and m2-3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Linnania type, Nanxiong, which is in a Paleocene terrestrial mudstone in the Shanghu Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Hukoutherium ambigum Chow et al.
1973Hukoutherium ambigum Chow et al.
1977Hukoutherium ambigum Chow et al.
1995Hukoutherium ambigum Zhou et al. p. 388

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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
orderAcreodiMatthew 1909
Mesonychia
familyMesonychidae
subfamilyMesonychinaeCope 1880
genusHukoutherium
speciesambigum

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.

Hukoutherium ambigum Chow et al. 1973
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:02:52
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:02:52
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Archibald 1998, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Early/Lower Paleocene or 66.00000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66China (Guangdong) Hukoutherium ambigum (type locality: 140280 176607)