| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Hyracodontidae : Hyracodon : Hyracodon petersoni |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Hyracodontidae : Hyracodon : Hyracodon petersoni |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
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| Generic Name | Hyracodon |
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| Scientific Name | Hyracodon petersoni Wood, 1926 |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Hyracodon petersoni | species | belongs to Hyracodon | stated without evidence | Wood, 1926 | | Hyracodon petersoni | species | subjective synonym of Hyracodon priscidens | stated without evidence | Tanner and Martin, 1976 | | Hyracodon petersoni | species | belongs to Hyracodon | stated without evidence | Prothero, 1996 | | Hyracodon petersoni | species | belongs to Hyracodon | stated with evidence | Prothero, 1998 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene |
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| Environment | terrestrial (based on Eutheria) |
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| Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) |
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| Diet | browser (based on Hyracodontidae) |
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| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. E. Wood. 1926. Hyracodon petersoni, a new cursorial rhinoceros from the Lower Oligocene. Annals of Carnegie Museum 16(7):315-318 |
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| Wood H. E. (1926) Hyracodon petersoni, a new cursorial rhinoceros from the Lower Oligocene, Annals of Carnegie Museum 16 7, 315-318 |
| Troxell E. L. (1921) New species of Hyracodon, American Journal of Science 2 7, 34-40 doi:10.2475/ajs.s5-2.7.34 |
| Schlaikjer E. M. (1935) Contributions to the Stratigraphy and Palaeontology of the Goshen Hole Area, Wyoming. III. A New Basal Oligocene Formation, Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 76 3, 71-93 |
| Tanner L. G., Martin L. D. (1976) New Rhinocerotoids from the Oligocene of Nebraska, ATHLON: Essays on Palaeontology in Honour of Loris Shano Russell, 210-219 |
| Prothero D. R. (1996) Hyracodontidae, The Terrestrial Eocene-Oligocene Transition in North America, 652-663 |
| Prothero D. R. (1998) Hyracodontidae, Evolution of Tertiary mammals of North America, 589-594 |
Hyracodon petersoni ✝
