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Nannippus beckensis

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae

Taxonomy
Nannippus beckensis was named by Dalquest and Donovan (1973). Its type locality is Beck Ranch, which is in a Blancan fluvial sandstone in Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Nannippus beckensis Dalquest and Donovan
1980Nannippus beckensis Kurten and Anderson p. 284
1980Nannippus beckensis MacFadden and Waldrop p. 31
1984Nannippus beckensis MacFadden p. 133 figs. 90-92, 103-105, 148, 150
1998Nannippus beckensis MacFadden p. 549

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
superfamilyEquoidea
familyEquidae
subfamilyEquinae
tribeHipparionini
genusNannippus(Matthew 1926)
speciesbeckensis

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.

Nannippus beckensis Dalquest and Donovan 1973
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingsubf
Diet: grazersubg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-04 10:28:56
Modified: 2009-01-04 12:56:41
Source: subg = subgenus, subf = subfamily, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, MacFadden 1998, Carroll 1988, MacFadden and Cerling 1996, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Blancan or 4.90000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Texas) Nannippus beckensis (type locality: 20060)