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Hexaprotodon namadicus

Mammalia - Hippopotamidae

Taxonomy
Hexaprotodon namadicus was named by Falconer and Cautley (1847). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Hexaprotodon namadicus Falconer and Cautley

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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()
—Whippomorpha
superfamilyHippopotamoideaGray 1821
familyHippopotamidae
subfamilyHippopotaminaeGray 1821
genusHexaprotodon
speciesnamadicusFalconer and Cautley 1847

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.

†Hexaprotodon namadicus Falconer and Cautley 1847
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousg
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-04-17 11:19:00
Modified: 2012-04-16 20:19:00
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Gingerich 2003, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988

Age range: Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117India Hexaprotodon namadicus (237975 237977)