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Litomylus

Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Litomylus Simpson
1988Litomylus Carroll
1998Litomylus Archibald p. 307
2002Litomylus Scott et al. p. 695
2005Litomylus Zack et al.
2011Litomylus Williamson and Weil
2012Litomylus 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
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Afroinsectiphilia
Afroinsectivora
orderMacroscelideaButler 1956
familyApheliscidaeMatthew 1918
genusLitomylus

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. †Litomylus Simpson 1935
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Litomylus aequidens Matthew 1937
Litomylus dissentaneus Simpson 1935
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Invalid names: Litomylus osceolae Van Valen 1978 [synonym], Litomylus scaphiscus Gazin 1956 [synonym]
Litomylus grandaletes Scott et al. 2002
Litomylus ishami Gazin 1956
Litomylus orthronepius Johnston and Fox 1984
Litomylus scaphicus Gazin 1956
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: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

Age range: Torrejonian or 63.80000 to 60.90000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Puercan66.0 - 63.3Canada (Saskatchewan) L. orthronepius (14768)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Montana) L. orthronepius (14809)
To263.8 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) L. sp. (14894)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Montana) L. dissentaneus (14906)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (New Mexico) L. dissentaneus (14815 14893)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) L. dissentaneus (14879 14881 14886 14897 14898 14903 14912)
Torrejonian - Tiffanian63.8 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) L. scaphicus (14820)
Ti161.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) L. dissentaneus, L. sp. (14939)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Montana) L. dissentaneus (15025 15047) L. ishami (14937)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) L. dissentaneus (14983 15015 15016 198262 198263) L. ishami (14999) L. scaphicus, L. scaphiscus (14964 14989) L. sp. (15034 15036 15067)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Colorado) L. ishami (174227)