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Hapalodectes hetangensis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4974034https://www.gbif.org/species/4974034
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)142988https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=142988
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Hapalodectidae : Hapalodectes : Hapalodectes hetangensis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Acreodi : Hapalodectidae : Hapalodectes : Hapalodectes hetangensis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SynapsidaOsborn 1903
-Therapsida
infraorderCynodontia
-EpicynodontiaHopson and Kitching 2001
infraorderEucynodontiaKemp 1982
-ProbainognathiaHopson 1990
-MammaliamorphaRowe 1988
-MammaliaformesRowe 1988
classMammaliaLinnaeus 1758
subclassTribosphenida
infraclassEutheria
orderAcreodiMatthew 1909
-Mesonychia
familyHapalodectidaeSzalay and Gould 1966
genusHapalodectesMatthew 1909
speciesHapalodectes hetangensisL.i.Ting 1987
Generic NameHapalodectes
Scientific NameHapalodectes hetangensis L.i.Ting, 1987
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Hapalodectes hetangensisspeciesbelongs to Hapalodectesstated with evidenceTing and Li, 1987
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Last Recorded Appearance55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Eutheria)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietcarnivore (based on Hapalodectidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)S.-Y. Ting and C.-K. Li. 1987. The skull of Hapalodectes (Acreodi, Mammalia), with notes on some Chinese mesonychids. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 25(3):161-186

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1987Hapalodectes hetangensis Ting and Li
2017Hapalodectes hetangensis Solé et al.
2018Hapalodectes hetangensis Solé et al. figs. Table 9

References

Ting S.-Y., Li C.-K. (1987) The skull of Hapalodectes (Acreodi, Mammalia), with notes on some Chinese mesonychids, Vertebrata PalAsiatica 25 3, 161-186
Solé F., De Bast E., et al (2017) The first species of Hapalodectes (Mesonychia, Mammalia) from the middle Paleocene of China (Qianshan Basin, Anhui Province) sheds light on the initial radiation of hapalodectids, Palaeontology 60 3, 433-449 doi:10.1111/pala.12293
Solé F., Godinot M., et al (2018) The European Mesonychid Mammals: Phylogeny, Ecology, Biogeography, and Biochronology, Journal of Mammalian Evolution 25, 339-379 doi:10.1007/s10914-016-9371-8
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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