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Centetodon pulcher

Mammalia - Geolabididae

Taxonomy
Centetodon pulcher was named by Marsh (1872) [genotype]. It is the type species of Centetodon.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Centetodon pulcher Marsh p. 209
1902Centetodon pulcher Hay p. 740
1930Centetodon pulcher Hay p. 435
1960Hypacodon praecursor McKenna

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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
speciespulcher

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 pulcher Marsh 1872
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Invalid names: Hypacodon praecursor McKenna 1960 [synonym]
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 Late/Upper Uintan or 50.30000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Utah) Centetodon pulcher (16396)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Centetodon pulcher (16080 16163 16165 16166 16167 16175 16176 16178 16184 16193 16194 16216 16225 16243 16244 16283 16402 16419 16440 16441 16442 16506)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Centetodon pulcher (93087 186966)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Texas) Centetodon pulcher (16542)