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Microclaenodon assurgens

Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae

Taxonomy
Triisodon assurgens was named by Cope (1884).

It was recombined as Mioclaenus assurgens by Cope (1888); it was recombined as Microclaenodon assurgens by Scott (1892), Hay (1902), Hay (1930), Matthew (1937), Taylor (1981), Tsentas (1981), Williamson and Lucas (1993), Williamson (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Triisodon assurgens Cope p. 311
1888Mioclaenus assurgens Cope
1892Microclaenodon assurgens Scott p. 302
1902Microclaenodon assurgens Hay p. 748
1930Microclaenodon assurgens Hay p. 466
1937Microclaenodon assurgens Matthew
1981Microclaenodon assurgens Taylor
1981Microclaenodon assurgens Tsentas
1993Microclaenodon assurgens Williamson and Lucas
1996Microclaenodon assurgens Williamson

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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
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
orderProcreodiMatthew 1915
familyArctocyonidaeMurray 1866
genusMicroclaenodonCope 1884
speciesassurgens()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 13:54:39
Modified: 2011-04-24 18:06:44
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Archibald 1998

Age range: Torrejonian or 63.80000 to 60.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) Microclaenodon assurgens (14912)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (New Mexico) Microclaenodon assurgens (14865 14868 14893)