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Tetrapassalus

Mammalia - Epoicotheriidae

Taxonomy
Tetrapassalus was named by Simpson (1959). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Epoicotheriidae by Simpson (1959), Rose (1978), Carroll (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Tetrapassalus Simpson
1978Tetrapassalus Rose p. 665
1988Tetrapassalus Carroll

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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
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—PholidotamorphaGaudin et al. 2009
suborderPalaeanodontaMatthew 1918
familyEpoicotheriidaeSimpson 1927
genusTetrapassalus

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. †Tetrapassalus Simpson 1959
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†Tetrapassalus mckennai Simpson 1959
†Tetrapassalus proius West 1973
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: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the Uintan or 50.30000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Nevada) T. mckennai (16218)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) T. proius (16402) T. sp. (16088 16090 16092 16103 16105 16108 16113 16116 16129 16271 16305 16309)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) T. sp. (16630)