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Diplopus

Osteichthyes - Choeropotamidae

Taxonomy
Diplopus was named by Kowalewsky (1873). It is not extant. Its type is Diplopus aymardi.

It was assigned to Anthracotheriidae by Carroll (1988), McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Choeropotamidae by Erfurt and Metais (2007).

Species
D. aymardi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Diplopus Kowalewsky
1988Diplopus Carroll
1997Diplopus McKenna and Bell p. 404
2007Diplopus Erfurt and Metais p. 64

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
superfamilyChoeropotamoidea
familyChoeropotamidaeOwen 1845
genusDiplopusKowalewsky 1873

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.

G. †Diplopus Kowalewsky 1873
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Diplopus aymardi Kowalevsky 1873
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: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available