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Apatemys bellus

Mammalia - Apatemyidae

Taxonomy
Apatemys bellus was named by Marsh (1872) [type is from an unknown level "near Henry's Fork"]. Its type specimen is YPM 13512, a mandible (fragment of left ramus of mandible with M2), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Apatemys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Apatemys bellus Marsh
1902Apatemys bellus Hay p. 725
1930Apatemys bellus Hay p. 445

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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()
—Cimolesta()
suborderApatotheria(Scott and Jepsen 1936)
familyApatemyidae
genusApatemys
speciesbellus

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.

†Apatemys bellus Marsh 1872
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-09-22 09:57:14
Modified: 2005-09-22 11:57:14
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Tanaka and Taruno 2019, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Uintan or 55.80000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Apatemys bellus (46810)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Nevada) Apatemys bellus (16218)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Utah) Apatemys bellus (16396)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Apatemys bellus (16227 16236 16254 16418 16502 16647)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Apatemys bellus (16706 16716 16733 16746 16751 16752)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Apatemys bellus (16514 16515)