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Hippopotamodon antiquus

Mammalia - Suidae

Taxonomy
Sus antiquus was named by Kaup (1833).

It was recombined as Hippopotamodon antiquus by Geraads et al. (2005).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Sus antiquus Kaup p. 8
1965Dicoryphochoerus meteai Ozansoy
2005Hippopotamodon antiquus Geraads et al. p. 534

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
superfamilySuoidea
familySuidae
genusHippopotamodonLydekker 1877
speciesantiquus()

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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Invalid names: Dicoryphochoerus meteai Ozansoy 1965 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-23 13:08:25
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the MN 10 to the top of the Gelasian or 9.67000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 109.67 - 8.725Turkey (Thrace) Hippopotamodon antiquus (67661)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8United Kingdom (England) Sus antiquus (48093)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0Italy (Lombardia) Sus antiquus (36376)