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Nyctitherium serotinum

Mammalia - Nyctitheriidae

Taxonomy
Nyctilestes serotinum was named by Marsh (1872) [genotype]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Grizzly Buttes, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming.

It was corrected as Nyctilestes serotinus by Marsh (1872), Hay (1902); it was recombined as Nyctitherium serotinum by Matthew (1909), Hay (1930), Robinson (1968), Gazin (1976), Krishtalka (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Nyctilestes serotinum Marsh
1872Nyctilestes serotinus Marsh p. 215
1902Nyctilestes serotinus Hay p. 742
1909Nyctitherium serotinum Matthew
1930Nyctitherium serotinum Hay p. 435
1968Nyctitherium serotinum Robinson
1976Nyctitherium serotinum Gazin
1976Nyctitherium serotinum Krishtalka

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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
—Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
superfamilySoricoideaGill 1872
familyNyctitheriidaeSimpson 1928
genusNyctitherium
speciesserotinum()

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.

†Nyctitherium serotinum Marsh 1872
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 09:08:46
Modified: 2005-09-01 11:08:46
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hooker 2001, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Lostcabinian to the top of the Bridgerian or 54.90000 to 46.20000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lostcabinian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Nyctitherium serotinum (15930)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Utah) Nyctitherium serotinum (16396)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Nyctitherium serotinum (16098 16227 type locality: 16228 16254 16418 16499 16501 16621)