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Altungulata

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Altungulata was named by Prothero and Schoch (1989) [Grandorder Altungulata]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Ungulata by Prothero and Schoch (1989).

Subtaxa
Phenacolophidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Altungulata Prothero and Schoch

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Altungulata
—Altungulata

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.

Unr. Altungulata Prothero and Schoch 1989
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Fm. †Phenacolophidae Zhang 1978
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G. †Ganolophus Zhang 1979
G. †Minchenella Zhang 1980
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†Minchenella grandis Zhang 1978
Invalid names: Conolophus Zhang 1978 [replaced]
G. †Phenacolophus Matthew and Granger 1925
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†Phenacolophus fallax Matthew and Granger 1925
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Invalid names: Procoryphodon primaevus Flerow 1957 [synonym]
Invalid names: Procoryphodon Flerow 1957 [synonym]
G. †Sanshuilophus Mao et al. 2015
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†Sanshuilophus zhaoi Mao et al. 2015
G. †Tienshanilophus Tong 1978
G. †Yuelophus Zhang 1978
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†Yuelophus validus Zhang 1978
G. †Zaisanolophus Gabunia 1998
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Middle Paleocene to the top of the Early/Lower Eocene or 61.70000 to 48.60000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Paleocene61.7 - 58.7China (Jiangxi) Ganolophus lanikenensis (139616 176612)
Middle Paleocene61.7 - 58.7China (Guangdong) Conolophus grandis, Yuelophus validus (139657) Minchenella grandis, Yuelophus validus (176606)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Mongolia (Omngov) Phenacolophus fallax, Procoryphodon primaevus (133403)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8China (Xin-jiang (Sinkiang)) Tienshanilophus subashiensis, Tienshanilophus shengjinkouensis (176619)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6China (Guangdong) Sanshuilophus zhaoi (176386)