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Centetodon magnus

Mammalia - Geolabididae

Taxonomy
Metacodon magnus was named by Clark (1936) [genotype; in Scott and Jepsen].

It was recombined as Centetodon magnus by Krishtalka and Setoguchi (1977), Lillegraven et al. (1981), Lofgren et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Metacodon magnus Clark
1977Centetodon magnus Krishtalka and Setoguchi
1981Centetodon magnus Lillegraven et al.
2020Centetodon magnus Lofgren et al.

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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
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
familyGeolabididaeMcKenna 1960
genusCentetodon
speciesmagnus(Clark 1936)

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.

†Centetodon magnus Clark 1936
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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 Uintan to the top of the Monroecreekian or 46.20000 to 24.80000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Centetodon magnus (16515)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Centetodon magnus (16845 16846)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (California) Centetodon magnus (17039)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Wyoming) Centetodon magnus (16826 16884)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Centetodon magnus (17045)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (South Dakota) Metacodon magnus (17007)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (North Dakota) Centetodon magnus (16991)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Centetodon magnus (16919)
Late/Upper Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Centetodon magnus (85117)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Wyoming) Centetodon marginalis (17318)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Colorado) Metacodon magnus (17081)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (South Dakota) Centetodon magnus (17336)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (Montana) Centetodon magnus (230863)
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (Nebraska) Centetodon magnus (17494 17495 17535 17709)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Geolabis sp. (17542)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Florida) Centetodon magnus (17476)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Florida) Centetodon sp. (17764)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (South Dakota) Centetodon magnus (17564)