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Hypisodus minimus

Mammalia - Hypisodontidae

Taxonomy
Leptauchenia minima was named by Cope (1873).

It was recombined as Hypisodus minimus by Cope (1873), Cope (1874), Matthew (1901), Hay (1902), Matthew (1902), Frick (1937), Scott (1940), Galbreath (1953), Vislobokova (2001), Korth et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Hypisodus minimus Cope
1873Leptauchenia minima Cope p. 8
1874Hypisodus minimus Cope p. 26
1901Hypisodus minimus Matthew
1902Hypisodus minimus Hay p. 672
1902Hypisodus minimus Matthew
1937Hypisodus minimus Frick
1940Hypisodus minimus Scott p. 533
1953Hypisodus minimus Galbreath
2001Hypisodus minimus Vislobokova p. S140
2022Hypisodus minimus Korth 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
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
infraorderTragulina
superfamilyHypertraguloidea
familyHypisodontidae
genusHypisodus
speciesminimus()

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.

†Hypisodus minimus Cope 1873
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: grazero
Diet 2: browsero
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:03:05
Modified: 2005-09-19 12:23:23
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Whitneyan or 37.00000 to 29.50000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Nebraska) Hypisodus minimus (16917 16930 16940 16941 17014)
Late/Upper Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Montana) Hypisodus minimus (17027)
Late/Upper Chadronian - Orellan37.0 - 31.8USA (Nebraska) Hypisodus minimus (230806)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (South Dakota) Hypisodus minimus (17102 17174)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Nebraska) Hypisodus minimus (17062 17098 17108)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Colorado) Hypisodus minimus (17081 17082 17083)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Wyoming) Hypisodus minimus (17318)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (Colorado) Hypisodus minimus (17426)