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Eomoropus anarsius

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Chalicotheriidae

Taxonomy
Eomoropus anarsius was named by Gazin (1956). Its type specimen is USNM 21097, a partial skull (Greater part of left side of skull and left ramus of mandible), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dry Creek, which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Wagon Bed ("Tepee Trail") Formation of Wyoming.

It was recombined as Grangeria anarsius by Radinsky (1964), Black (1979), Lucas and Schoch (1989), Coombs (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Eomoropus anarsius Gazin
1964Grangeria anarsius Radinsky
1979Grangeria anarsius Black
1989Grangeria anarsius Lucas and Schoch
1998Grangeria anarsius Coombs
2010Eomoropus anarsius Bai 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()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
Ancylopoda()
superfamilyChalicotherioideaGill 1872
familyChalicotheriidaeGill 1872
genusEomoropus
speciesanarsius

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.

Eomoropus anarsius Gazin 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingsuperf
Diet: browsersuperf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:59:14
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:59:14
Source: superf = superfamily, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Coombs 1998, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Uintan or 46.20000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Utah) Grangeria anarsius (16548)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Eomoropus anarsius (type locality: 16552)