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Paraxiphodon

Mammalia - Xiphodontidae

Taxonomy
Paraxiphodon was named by Sudre (1978). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Xiphodontidae by Hooker (1986), Carroll (1988), Erfurt and Metais (2007).

Species
P. cournovensis, P. teulonensis
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. cournovense, P. teulonense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Paraxiphodon Sudre
1986Paraxiphodon Hooker p. 412
1988Paraxiphodon Carroll
2007Paraxiphodon Erfurt and Metais p. 75

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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()
suborderTylopoda()
superfamilyAnoplotherioideaBonaparte 1850
familyXiphodontidaeFlower 1883
genusParaxiphodonSudre 1978

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. †Paraxiphodon Sudre 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: folivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 06:08:27
Modified: 2005-09-01 08:38:21
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Blondel 1996, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Priabonian or 41.03000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) P. cournovense (31736)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon) P. teulonense (31759)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) P. teulonense (31758 31760)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region Region) P. teulonense (31756)