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Cimolodon agilis

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Cimolodontidae

Taxonomy
Cimolodon agilis was named by Marsh (1892). Its type specimen is USNM 2132, a mandible (partial mandible with M1), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Cimolomys agilis by Hay (1902); it was synonymized subjectively with Cimolomys gracilis by Simpson (1929).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Cimolodon agilis Marsh p. 255 figs. pl. 6, fig. 8
1902Cimolomys agilis Hay p. 559
1930Cimolodon agilis Hay p. 381

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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
RankNameAuthor
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Allotheria()
orderMultituberculataCope 1884
suborderCimolodonta()
superfamilyPtilodontoidea()
familyCimolodontidaeMarsh 1889
genusCimolodonMarsh 1889
speciesagilis

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.

Cimolodon agilis Marsh 1892
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealsubo
Diet: omnivoref
Created: 2005-09-11 16:53:29
Modified: 2005-09-11 18:53:29
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hopson 1973, Gunnell et al. 1995, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Krause 1982
Collections
No collection or age range data are available