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Hypertragulus dakotensis

Mammalia - Hypertragulidae

Taxonomy
Hypertragulus dakotensis was named by Frick (1937). Its type locality is Indian Stronghold (Protoceras Channel), which is in a Whitneyan fluvial sandstone in the Brule Formation of South Dakota.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Hypertragulus dakotensis Frick

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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
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
infraorderTragulina
superfamilyHypertraguloidea
familyHypertragulidae
genusHypertragulus
speciesdakotensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: frugivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:47:03
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:47:03
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Webb 1998, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Whitneyan or 31.80000 to 29.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (South Dakota) Hypertragulus dakotensis (type locality: 17344)