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Wrightohyus

Mammalia - Tayassuidae

Taxonomy
Wrightohyus was named by Prothero (2015).

It was assigned to Hesperhyinae by Prothero (2015), Prothero (2021).

Species
W. yatkolai

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Wrightohyus Prothero p. 244 figs. 12 - 13
2021Wrightohyus Prothero p. 12

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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
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
superfamilySuoidea
—Suina(Gray 1868)
familyTayassuidae
subfamilyHesperhyinae
genusWrightohyus

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.

G. †Wrightohyus Prothero 2015
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†Wrightohyus yatkolai Prothero 2015
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. R. Prothero 2015Skull smaller than Desmathyus or Hesperhys, with smaller canine buttresses. Narrower lingual cingula on P3. The p3 has two trigonid cusps, rather than one as in other hesperhyines.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-23 13:10:33
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Harrisonian to the top of the Early/Lower Hemingfordian or 23.10000 to 16.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) W. yatkolai (17839)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Nebraska) W. yatkolai (17891)