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Tedfordhyus

Mammalia - Tayassuidae

Taxonomy
Tedfordhyus was named by Prothero (2021). Its type is Cynorca occidentale.

It was assigned to Tayassuinae by Prothero (2021).

Species
T. occidentalis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Tedfordhyus Prothero p. 20 figs. Figs. 22-23

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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
subfamilyTayassuinaePalmer 1897
genusTedfordhyus

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. †Tedfordhyus Prothero 2021
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†Tedfordhyus occidentalis Woodburne 1969
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Hemingfordian to the top of the Barstovian or 18.50000 to 12.50000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arikareean - Barstovian29.5 - 12.5Panama Cynorca occidentale (106005)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (California) Cynorca occidentale (19426)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3Panama Cynorca occidentale (18725 89444 105889)
Hemingfordian - Barstovian18.5 - 12.5USA (California) Cynorca occidentale (19217)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Cynorca occidentale (19460 19598) Tayassuidae indet. (19392)