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Nyanzachoerus kanamensis

Osteichthyes - Suidae

Taxonomy
Nyanzachoerus kanamensis was named by Leakey (1958).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Nyanzachoerus kanamensis Leakey
2010Nyanzachoerus kanamensis Bishop p. 838

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
subfamilyTetraconodontinaeLydekker 1886
genusNyanzachoerusLeakey 1958
specieskanamensisLeakey 1958

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.

†Nyanzachoerus kanamensis Leakey 1958
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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: 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: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Gelasian or 5.33300 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58Uganda Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (22373 22382 22383 22385 22399)
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58Tanzania Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (22155)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6Chad Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (24181)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.63 - 3.6Ethiopia Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (22179)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Tanzania Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (22042 22058 22063)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Tanzania Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (22043 22044 22049)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ethiopia Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (22171)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Ethiopia Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (21737 22133 22174 22175 22176)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Ethiopia Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (21754 21755)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Tanzania Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (22474 22475 22477)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Uganda Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (22250)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Kenya Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (22321)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.58Kenya Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (21434)
Zanclean - Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Kenya Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (22267)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Ethiopia Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (21634 21783 21785 22030 22033)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Kenya Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (21408 21424 21425 21481 21482)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Kenya (Rift Valley) Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (21308 21309 21310)
Piacenzian - Calabrian3.6 - 0.774Kenya Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (21433)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Kenya (Rift Valley) Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (21282 21283)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Kenya Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (21488)