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Hypertragulus hesperius

Mammalia - Hypertragulidae

Taxonomy
Hypertragulus hesperius was named by Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Hypertragulus hesperius Hay p. 675
1922Hypertragulus hesperius Lull p. 113
2001Hypertragulus hesperius Vislobokova p. S140

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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
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
infraorderTragulina
superfamilyHypertraguloidea
familyHypertragulidae
genusHypertragulus
specieshesperius

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: frugivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:47:03
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:47:03
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Webb 1998, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Whitneyan to the top of the Harrisonian or 33.30000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (Oregon) Hypertragulus hesperius (17349)
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (Oregon) Hypertragulus hesperius (17508 17537 93078)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (California) Hypertragulus hesperius (17742)