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Xenohyus

Mammalia - Suidae

Taxonomy
Xenohyus was named by Ginsburg (1980). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Suoidea by Boisserie et al. (2005); to Suinamorpha by Spaulding et al. (2009); to Suidae by Carroll (1988), Boisserie et al. (2010); and to Hyotheriinae by Orliac et al. (2010).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Xenohyus Ginsburg
1988Xenohyus Carroll
2005Xenohyus Boisserie et al.
2009Xenohyus Spaulding et al.
2010Xenohyus Boisserie et al. p. 347
2010Xenohyus Orliac 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
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
superfamilySuoidea
familySuidae
subfamilyHyotheriinaeCope 1888
genusXenohyusGinsburg 1980

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. †Xenohyus Ginsburg 1980
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Xenohyus venitor Ginsburg 1980
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: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-23 13:08:25
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MN 3 to the top of the Orleanian or 20.00000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France (Maine-et-Loire) X. venitor (48069)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.45 - 7.246France X. venitor (187579)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.98France X. venitor (142146)
MN 3 - MN 520.0 - 13.82France X. venitor (94801 191822 191827 191829)