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Litocherus

Mammalia - Macroscelidea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Litocherus Gingerich
1985Litocherus Novacek et al. p. 17
2008Litocherus Gunnell et al.
2012Litocherus Hooker and Russell

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Afroinsectiphilia
—Afroinsectivora
orderMacroscelideaButler 1956
genusLitocherus

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.

G. †Litocherus Gingerich 1983
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†Litocherus lacunatus Gazin 1956
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Invalid names: Litomylus alphamon Van Valen 1978 [synonym]
†Litocherus notissimus Simpson 1936
†Litocherus zygeus Gingerich 1983
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: insectivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:05:41
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:05:41
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Ti1 to the top of the Danian or 61.70000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (North Dakota) Litolestes lacunatus (14962)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) L. lacunatus (14898)
Ti161.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) L. sp., L. lacunatus (14939)
Ti361.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) L. zygeus (14928) Litolestes notissimus (14992)
Ti461.7 - 56.8Canada (Saskatchewan) L. lacunatus, L. zygeus (14978)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Montana) L. notissimus (15064) Litolestes lacunatus (14937) Litolestes notissimus (15048)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Licherus notissimus (14973) L. lacunatus (14995) L. notissimus, L. zygeus (14954 14957 14959) L. zygeus (14929 14960)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Haplaletes disceptatrix (14926) L. lacunatus (14936 15059) Litolestes lacunatus (14952 14974 14989 14997 15001 15017) Litolestes notissimus (15034)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (North Dakota) Litolestes lacunatus (14931)