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Agriochoerus antiquus

Mammalia - Agriochoeridae

Taxonomy
Agriochoerus antiquus was named by Leidy (1850) [genotype].

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Agriochoerus antiquus Leidy p. 122
1853Agriochoerus antiquus Leidy
1857Agriochoerus antiquus Leidy p. 89
1867Agriochoerus latifrons Leidy
1869Agriochoerus latifrons Leidy
1873Agriochoerus antiquus Leidy p. 216
1873Agriochoerus latifrons Leidy p. 216
1884Agriochoerus antiquus Cope p. 560
1884Agriochoerus latifrons Cope p. 560
1902Agriochoerus antiquus Hay p. 663
1902Agriochoerus latifrons Hay p. 663
1908Agriochoerus antiquus Lambe
1921Agriochoerus antiquus Thorpe p. 112
1940Agriochoerus antiquus Scott p. 727
1940Agriochoerus latifrons Scott p. 729

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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()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
familyAgriochoeridae
genusAgriochoerus
speciesantiquus

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.

†Agriochoerus antiquus Leidy 1850
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Invalid names: Agriochoerus latifrons Leidy 1869 [synonym]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:36:06
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:36:06
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lander 1998, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Orellan or 37.20000 to 33.30000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Texas) Agriochoerus antiquus (16828 16835 16843 16849 16851)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Agriochoerus antiquus (16893)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Nebraska) Agriochoerus antiquus (16918)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (South Dakota) Agriochoerus antiquus (16885 16938)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Texas) Agriochoerus antiquus (17016)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (South Dakota) Agriochoerus antiquus (17094 17103 17133 17174)