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Aaptoryctes ivyi

Mammalia - Proteutheria - Palaeoryctidae

Taxonomy
Aaptoryctes ivyi was named by Gingerich (1982) [genotype]. It is the type species of Aaptoryctes.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Aaptoryctes ivyi Gingerich

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
orderProteutheria
familyPalaeoryctidaeWinge 1917
genusAaptoryctes
speciesivyi

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.

†Aaptoryctes ivyi Gingerich 1982
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitef
Ontogeny: modification of partsf
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-10 10:27:49
Modified: 2005-09-10 12:27:49
Source: f = family, subc = subclass
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Fox 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Paleocene or 58.70000 to 55.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Aaptoryctes ivyi (15059 46653) Gelastops sp. (14944)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Wyoming) Aaptoryctes ivyi (15024)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Aaptoryctes ivyi (15028)