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Leptochoeridae

Mammalia - Leptochoeridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Leptochoeridae Marsh p. 273
1913Leptochoeridae Scott p. 361
1938Leptochoeridae Colbert p. 105
1940Leptochoeridae Scott p. 366
1985Diacodexis woltonensis Krishtalka and Stucky
1988Leptochoeridae Carroll
2007Leptochoeridae Theodor et al. p. 55
2022Leptochoeridae Korth 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
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
superfamilyDichobunoideaGill 1872
familyLeptochoeridae
familyLeptochoeridae

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.

Fm. †Leptochoeridae Marsh 1894
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G. †Ibarus Storer 1984
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†Ibarus ignotus Storer 1984
G. †Laredochoerus Westgate 1994
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†Laredochoerus edwardsi Westgate 1994
G. †Leptochoerus Leidy 1856
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†Leptochoerus elegans Macdonald 1955
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Invalid names: Nanochoerus scotti Macdonald 1955 [synonym]
†Leptochoerus emilyae Edwards 1976
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Invalid names: Laopithecus robustus Marsh 1875 [synonym], Leptochoerus gracilis Marsh 1894 [synonym]
†Leptochoerus supremus Macdonald 1955
Invalid names: Laopithecus Marsh 1875 [synonym]
G. †Stibarus Cope 1873
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†Stibarus montanus Matthew 1903
†Stibarus obtusilobus Cope 1873
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Invalid names: Stibarus lemurinus Cope 1874 [synonym]
†Stibarus quadricuspis Hatcher 1901
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Invalid names: Stibarus loomisi Scott 1940 [synonym]
†Stibarus yoderensis Macdonald 1955
Invalid names: Menotherium Cope 1874 [synonym], Nanochoerus Macdonald 1955 [synonym]
Invalid names: Diacodexis woltonensis Krishtalka and Stucky 1985 [invalid subgroup]
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Hemingfordian or 55.80000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (74 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Diacodexis woltonensis (15917 15930 15950)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Diacodexis woltonensis (15948 15949 15954 15989)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7Canada (Saskatchewan) Ibarus ignotus (16626)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Ibarus ignotus (16585)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Texas) Laredochoerus edwardsi, Leptochoeridae indet. (16542)
Bartonian - Rupelian41.3 - 28.1Mexico (Oaxaca) Leptochoerus sp. (166797)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Wyoming) Leptochoeridae indet. (16884)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Leptochoeridae indet. (16845)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Montana) Leptochoerus sp. (16924) Stibarus montanus (16959 16988 17010)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Stibarus montanus (16919)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (North Dakota) Stibarus montanus (16991)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Stibarus obtusilobus, Stibarus lemurinus (16977)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Stibarus sp. (16960 16961 16962 16963) Stibarus yoderensis (17045)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Nebraska) Leptochoeridae indet. (17014) Leptochoeridae indet., Stibarus sp. (16930)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (South Dakota) Leptochoerus elegans (17013)
Middle Chadronian37.2 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Stibarus montanus (16928)
Late/Upper Chadronian - Orellan37.2 - 33.3USA (Nebraska) Stibarus obtusilobus (230806)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Wyoming) Stibarus quadricuspis (17110)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Nebraska) Leptochoerus elegans (17252 17256) Leptochoerus elegans, Leptochoerus emilyae, Stibarus obtusilobus (17271) Leptochoerus elegans, Stibarus obtusilobus (17231) Leptochoerus quadricuspis (17297) Leptochoerus supremus (17272) Stibarus lemurinus (17098) Stibarus obtusilobus (17127 17135 17212 17216 17220 17221 17236 17240 17268 17273 17275)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3Canada (Saskatchewan) Leptochoerus sp. (17111)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Colorado) Leptochoerus spectabilis, Stibarus lemurinus (17081 17082)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (South Dakota) Leptochoeridae indet. (17173) Leptochoerus sp. (17189) Leptochoerus sp., Stibarus obtusilobus (17094) Leptochoerus sp., Stibarus sp. (17187) Nanochoerus elegans (17162) Nanochoerus quadricuspis (17068) Nanochoerus scotti (17097) Stibarus obtusilobus (17174)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (South Dakota) Leptochoeridae indet. (17359) Leptochoerus sp. (17338) Leptochoerus sp., Nanochoerus sp. (17384) Leptochoerus supremus (17329) Nanochoerus sp. (17312)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8Canada (Saskatchewan) Leptochoerus sp. (17372)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (Colorado) Leptochoerus spectabilis (17426)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (Nebraska) Leptochoerus elegans (17416) Leptochoerus spectabilis (17409 17412 17419)
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (South Dakota) Leptochoerus sp. (17630 17644)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (South Dakota) Stibarus sp. (17912)