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Dinohyus

Mammalia - Entelodontidae

Taxonomy
Dinohyus was named by Peterson (1905) [note in Science; also attributed Peterson 1906].

It was synonymized subjectively with Daeodon by Lucas et al. (1997), Lucas et al. (1998), Foss and Fremd (1998).

It was assigned to Entelodontidae by Peterson (1905), Carroll (1988), Effinger (1998), Albright (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Dinohyus Peterson
1988Dinohyus Carroll
1998Dinohyus Effinger p. 378
1999Dinohyus Albright p. 35

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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()
superfamilyEntelodontoideaLydekker 1883
familyEntelodontidaeLydekker 1883
genusDinohyus

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. †Dinohyus Peterson 1905
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†Dinohyus hollandi Peterson 1905
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Invalid names: Daeodon minor Loomis 1932 [synonym]
†Dinohyus minimus Schlaikjer 1935
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:31:11
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:31:11
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Effinger 1998

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Early/Lower Hemingfordian or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) D. minimus (17667)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (South Dakota) D. sp. (17606)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97USA (Alabama) D. hollandi (18523)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Daeodon minor (17845) D. hollandi (17741 17805) D. sp. (17789 17819)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Florida) D. sp. (17784)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) D. sp. (17796)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44USA (Texas) Entelodontidae indet. (18663)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) Daeodon hollandi (17762)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Texas) D. hollandi (18699)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (South Dakota) Daeodon sp. (17912)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) D. hollandi (18700)