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Promioclaenus acolytus

Osteichthyes - Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae

Taxonomy
Hyopsodus acolytus was named by Cope (1882) [synonymized with Agriochoerus by Lander 1998, but he means to refer only to H. guyotianus]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Mioclaenus acolytus by Cope (1888), Matthew (1897), Hay (1902), Osborn (1902), Matthew (1909); it was recombined as Ellipsodon acolytus by Matthew (1937); it was recombined as Promioclaenus acolytus by Trouessart (1904), Wilson (1956), Gazin (1969), Schiebout (1974), Van Valen (1978), Rigby (1980), de Muizon and Cifelli (2000), Burger (2007).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Hyopsodus acolytus Cope p. 462
1882Mioclaenus minimus Cope p. 468
1888Mioclaenus acolytus Cope p. 335
1897Mioclaenus acolytus Matthew p. 317
1902Mioclaenus acolytus Hay p. 606
1902Mioclaenus acolytus Osborn
1904Promioclaenus acolytus Trouessart
1909Mioclaenus acolytus Matthew
1935Ellipsodon aquilonius Simpson
1937Ellipsodon acolytus Matthew
1956Promioclaenus acolytus Wilson
1956Promioclaenus aquilonius Wilson
1969Promioclaenus acolytus Gazin p. 10
1974Promioclaenus acolytus Schiebout
1978Promioclaenus acolytus Van Valen
1980Promioclaenus acolytus Rigby, Jr.
2000Promioclaenus acolytus de Muizon and Cifelli
2007Promioclaenus acolytus Burger p. 146

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Epitheria
orderCondylarthraCope 1881
familyHyopsodontidaeTrouessart 1879
genusPromioclaenusTrouessart 1904
speciesacolytus()

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: Ellipsodon aquilonius Simpson 1935 [synonym], Mioclaenus minimus Cope 1882 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 13:57:38
Modified: 2005-08-31 15:57:38
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Archibald 1998, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Torrejonian to the top of the Tiffanian or 63.40000 to 57.50000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
To263.4 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) Promioclaenus acolytus (14894)
Torrejonian63.4 - 60.9USA (Texas) Promioclaenus acolytus (14884)
Torrejonian63.4 - 60.9USA (Montana) Ellipsodon aquilonius (14913 14915 14920) Promioclaenus aquilonius (14906)
Torrejonian63.4 - 60.9USA (New Mexico) Promioclaenus acolytus (14815 14816 14824 14832 14833 14835 14865 14867 14868 14873 14892 14893)
Torrejonian63.4 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) Promioclaenus acolytus (14886 14896 14897 14898 14899 14902 14905) Promioclaenus aquilonius (14912)
Torrejonian - Tiffanian63.4 - 57.5USA (Wyoming) Promioclaenus acolytus (14851)
Ti360.9 - 57.5USA (Colorado) Promioclaenus acolytus (99821 99822)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5USA (Wyoming) Promioclaenus acolytus (14965 15012 15013 15014 15015 198262 198264 198265) Promioclaenus aquilonius (198263) Promioclaenus sp. (15034)