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Cadurcodon ardynensis

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Amynodontidae

Taxonomy
Cadurcotherium ardynense was named by Osborn (1924). Its type specimen is AMNH 19154, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ergilin Dzo [AMNH], which is in an Eocene terrestrial sandstone in the Ergilin Dzo Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Cadurcodon.

It was recombined as Cadurcodon ardynensis by Lucas and Emry (1996); it was recombined as Cadurcodon ardynense by Averianov et al. (2017).

Synonyms
  • Cadurcodon zaisanensis was named by Belyaeva (1962). Its type specimen is PIN 1979, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kalmakpay Mountain, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in Kazakhstan.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Cadurcodon ardynensis by Lucas and Emry (1996).
  • Amynodon tuskabakensis was named by Biryukov (1963). Its type specimen is KAN Z-K-57-260/1419, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kiin Kerish (Kusto svita), which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in Kazakhstan.

    It was recombined as Hypsamynodon tuskabakensis by Belyaeva (1971); it was synonymized subjectively with Cadurcodon ardynensis by Lucas and Emry (1996).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Cadurcotherium ardynense Osborn p. 1 figs. 1-2
1962Cadurcodon zaisanensis Belyaeva
1963Amynodon tuskabakensis Biryukov
1971Hypsamynodon tuskabakensis Belyaeva
1996Cadurcodon ardynensis Lucas and Emry
2017Cadurcodon ardynense Averianov et al.

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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
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
Ceratomorpha(Wood 1937)
superfamilyRhinocerotoidea
familyAmynodontidae
tribeCadurcodontini
genusCadurcodonKretzoi 1942
speciesardynensis()

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.

Cadurcodon ardynensis Osborn 1924
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Invalid names: Cadurcodon zaisanensis Belyaeva 1962 [synonym], Hypsamynodon tuskabakensis Biryukov 1963 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 15:05:00
Modified: 2005-08-31 17:05:00
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wall 1998, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Sharamurunian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 56.00000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sharamurunian56.0 - 37.71China (Henan) Cadurcotherium ardynense (41120)
Sharamurunian56.0 - 37.71China (Shanxi) Cadurcotherium ardynense, Cadurcodon ardynensis (42194 42198)
Houldjinian37.2 - 33.9China (Nei Mongol) Cadurcodon ardynensis (72147)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Mongolia Cadurcotherium ardynense (type locality: 73781)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Mongolia (Dornogov) Cadurcodon ardynensis (38303 38309 174716)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9China (Xinjiang) Cadurcodon ardynensis (174976 174977)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9China (Yunnan) Cadurcodon ardynensis (182580)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Kazakhstan Cadurcodon ardynensis, Amynodon tuskabakensis (177065)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Kazakhstan Cadurcodon zaisanensis (177064)