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Coryphodon armatus

Mammalia - Coryphodontidae

Taxonomy

Metalophodon armatus was named by Cope (1872) [genotype].

It was recombined as Coryphodon armatus by Osborn (1898), Hay (1902) and Uhen and Gingerich (1995); it was synonymized subjectively with Coryphodon eocaenus by Lucas (1984) and Lucas (1998).

Synonyms

Bathmodon cuspidatus was named by Cope (1875).

It was recombined as Coryphodon cuspidatus by Cope (1877), Earle (1892) and Hay (1902); it was synonymized subjectively with Coryphodon molestus by Lucas (1984) and Lucas (1989); it was synonymized subjectively with Coryphodon armatus by Uhen and Gingerich (1995).
Bathmodon elephantopus was named by Cope (1874).

It was recombined as Coryphodon elephantopus by Cope (1877), Earle (1892) and Hay (1902); it was synonymized subjectively with Coryphodon molestus by Lucas (1984) and Lucas (1989); it was synonymized subjectively with Coryphodon armatus by Uhen and Gingerich (1995).
Bathmodon latidens was named by Cope (1875).

It was recombined as Coryphodon latidens by Cope (1877) and Hay (1902); it was synonymized subjectively with Coryphodon elephantopus by Earle (1892); it was synonymized subjectively with Coryphodon molestus by Lucas (1984) and Lucas (1989); it was synonymized subjectively with Coryphodon armatus by Uhen and Gingerich (1995).
Bathmodon lomas was named by Cope (1874).

It was synonymized subjectively with Coryphodon elephantopus by Earle (1892); it was synonymized subjectively with Coryphodon molestus by Lucas (1984) and Lucas (1989); it was synonymized subjectively with Coryphodon armatus by Uhen and Gingerich (1995).
Bathmodon molestus was named by Cope (1874).

It was synonymized subjectively with Coryphodon elephantopus by Earle (1892); it was recombined as Coryphodon molestus by Hay (1902), Lucas (1984) and Lucas (1989); it was synonymized subjectively with Coryphodon armatus by Osborn (1898) and Uhen and Gingerich (1995).
Bathmodon simus was named by Cope (1874). Its type locality is Arroyo Blanco (Cope), which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the San Jose Formation of New Mexico.

It was synonymized subjectively with Coryphodon elephantopus by Earle (1892); it was synonymized subjectively with Coryphodon molestus by Hay (1902); it was recombined as Coryphodon simus by Lucas (1984); it was synonymized subjectively with Coryphodon armatus by Uhen and Gingerich (1995).
Coryphodon curvicristis was named by Cope (1882).

It was synonymized subjectively with Coryphodon molestus by Lucas (1984) and Lucas (1989); it was synonymized subjectively with Coryphodon armatus by Uhen and Gingerich (1995).
Coryphodon obliquus was named by Cope (1877).

It was synonymized subjectively with Coryphodon molestus by Lucas (1984) and Lucas (1989); it was synonymized subjectively with Coryphodon armatus by Uhen and Gingerich (1995).
Coryphodon wortmani was named by Osborn (1898).

It was synonymized subjectively with Coryphodon molestus by Lucas (1984) and Lucas (1989); it was synonymized subjectively with Coryphodon armatus by Uhen and Gingerich (1995).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1872	Metalophodon armatus Cope
1873	Metalophodon armatus Cope p. 34
1874	Bathmodon elephantopus Cope
1874	Bathmodon lomas Cope
1874	Bathmodon molestus Cope
1874	Bathmodon simus Cope
1875	Bathmodon elephantopus Cope p. 29
1875	Bathmodon latidens Cope p. 29
1875	Bathmodon lomas Cope p. 29
1875	Bathmodon molestus Cope p. 29
1875	Bathmodon simus Cope p. 29
1875	Bathmodon cuspidatus Cope p. 30
1877	Coryphodon cuspidatus Cope
1877	Coryphodon elephantopus Cope
1877	Coryphodon latidens Cope
1877	Coryphodon obliquus Cope
1882	Coryphodon curvicristis Cope p. 172
1892	Coryphodon elephantopus Earle p. 160
1892	Coryphodon cuspidatus Earle p. 161
1892	Coryphodon obliquus Earle p. 162
1892	Coryphodon curvicristis Earle p. 163
1898	Coryphodon armatus Osborn
1898	Coryphodon wortmani Osborn
1902	Coryphodon armatus Hay p. 698
1902	Coryphodon curvicristis Hay p. 698
1902	Coryphodon cuspidatus Hay p. 698
1902	Coryphodon elephantopus Hay p. 698
1902	Coryphodon latidens Hay p. 699
1902	Coryphodon molestus Hay p. 699
1902	Coryphodon obliquus Hay p. 699
1902	Coryphodon wortmani Hay p. 700
1984	Coryphodon molestus Lucas
1984	Coryphodon simus Lucas
1989	Coryphodon molestus Lucas
1995	Coryphodon armatus Uhen and Gingerich

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()
infraorder	Cynodontia	()
—	Mammaliamorpha
—	Mammaliaformes
class	Mammalia
—	Cladotheria
—	Zatheria
subclass	Tribosphenida	()
subclass	Theria
—	Eutheria	()
—	Cimolesta	()
suborder	Pantodonta	(Cope 1873)
family	Coryphodontidae
genus	Coryphodon	()
species	armatus	(Cope 1872)

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.

†Coryphodon armatus Cope 1872

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Invalid names: Bathmodon cuspidatus Cope 1875 [synonym], Bathmodon elephantopus Cope 1874 [synonym], Bathmodon latidens Cope 1875 [synonym], Bathmodon lomas Cope 1874 [synonym], Bathmodon molestus Cope 1874 [synonym], Bathmodon simus Cope 1874 [synonym], Coryphodon curvicristis Cope 1882 [synonym], Coryphodon obliquus Cope 1877 [synonym], Coryphodon wortmani Osborn 1898 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

phosphaticsubp

Polymorph:

yesg

Environment:

terrestrialg

Locomotion:

actively mobilec

Life habit:

ground dwellingg

Diet:

herbivoreg

Reproduction:

viviparousg

Created:

2005-09-14 13:09:11

Modified:

2005-09-14 15:14:57

Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum

References: Uhen and Gingerich 1995, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Bridgerian or 55.80000 to 46.20000 Ma

Collections (33 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian	55.8 - 50.3	USA (New Mexico)	Bathmodon molestus (15430) Bathmodon simus (15452) Coryphodon armatus (15663) Coryphodon molestus (15611 15612 15616)
Wasatchian	55.8 - 50.3	USA (Wyoming)	Coryphodon armatus (15661 15687 15692 15694 15704 15705 15707 46715 46728 46736 46745 46748 46766 46810 46820 46825 46846 46847 46849 46850) Coryphodon molestus (15479 15889 15964)
Wasatchian	55.8 - 50.3	USA (Texas)	Coryphodon sp. (15847)
Wasatchian	55.8 - 50.3	USA (North Dakota)	Coryphodon molestus (15895)
Wasatchian	55.8 - 50.3	USA (Colorado)	Coryphodon molestus (15650)
Bridgerian	50.3 - 46.2	USA (Colorado)	Coryphodon molestus (16240)