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Hapalodectes paleocenus

Mammalia - Acreodi - Hapalodectidae

Taxonomy
Hapalodectes paleocenus was named by Beard et al. (2010). Its type specimen is IVPP V14713, a mandible (left dentary preserving m2-m3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Subeng Unit 3 (Mammal Site), which is in a Gashatan fluvial-lacustrine conglomerate in the Nomogen Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Hapalodectes paleocenus Beard et al.
2017Hapalodectes paleocenus Solé et al.
2018Hapalodectes paleocenus Solé et al. figs. Table 9

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
orderAcreodiMatthew 1909
Mesonychia
familyHapalodectidae
genusHapalodectes
speciespaleocenus

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.

Hapalodectes paleocenus Beard et al. 2010
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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: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:02:24
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:02:24
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Archibald 1998, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Gashatan or 59.24000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gashatan59.24 - 56.0China (Nei Mongol) Hapalodectes paleocenus (type locality: 71076)