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Ectoganus copei

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Ectoganus copei was named by Schoch (1981). Its type specimen is UNSM 12714 and is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. gliriformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Ectoganus copei Schoch

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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()
—Taeniodonta(Cope 1876)
—Stylinodontidae(Marsh 1875)
genusEctoganusCope 1874
speciescopeiSchoch 1981

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.

†Ectoganus copei Schoch 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-08-24 13:26:44
Modified: 2005-08-30 17:15:27
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Clarkforkian or 56.20000 to 54.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Ectoganus sp. (15092)