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Plagioctenoides

Mammalia - Nyctitheriidae

Taxonomy
Plagioctenoides was named by Bown (1979). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Nyctitheriidae by Bown (1979), Carroll (1988), Gunnell et al. (2008), Rose et al. (2012); and to Placentidentinae by Jones and Beard (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Plagioctenoides Bown
1988Plagioctenoides Carroll
2008Plagioctenoides Gunnell et al.
2012Plagioctenoides Rose et al.
2023Plagioctenoides Jones and Beard

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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
subfamilyPlacentidentinae
genusPlagioctenoidesBown 1979

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. †Plagioctenoides Bown 1979
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Plagioctenoides cryptos Jones and Beard 2023
Plagioctenoides tombowni Rose et al. 2012
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Clarkforkian or 55.80000 to 54.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) P. cryptos (15072)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) P. microlestes (15491 15493)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) P. sp., P. microlestes, P. tombowni (154254)