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Trilophodon (Tetrabelodon) shepardi edensis

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae

Taxonomy
Trilophodon (Tetrabelodon) shepardi edensis was named by Frick (1921) [actually named as T. shepardi edensis]. Its type specimen is UCMP 23501 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Rhynchotherium edensis by Frick (1933), Frick (1933) and Webb and Perrigo (1984); it was recombined as Cordillerion edensis by Osborn (1942); it was recombined as Cuvieronius edensis by Downs (1952) and May and Repenning (1982); it was synonymized subjectively with Rhynchotherium falconeri by Miller (1990) and Shoshani and Tassy (1996); it was synonymized subjectively with Rhynchotherium blicki by Lambert and Shoshani (1998).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Trilophodon (Tetrabelodon) shepardi edensis Frick p. 405
1933Rhynchotherium edensis Frick
1942Cordillerion edensis Osborn
1952Cuvieronius edensis Downs
1982Cuvieronius edensis May and Repenning
1984Rhynchotherium edensis Webb and Perrigo

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Tethytheria
orderProboscidea()
familyGomphotheriidaeHay 1922
subspeciesTrilophodon (Tetrabelodon) shepardi edensis
subgenusTetrabelodon
speciesshepardiLeidy 1870
subspeciesedensis

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: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 15:21:50
Modified: 2005-08-31 17:21:50
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Lambert and Shoshani 1998, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available