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Oxyclaenus simplex

Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae

Taxonomy
Chriacus simplex was named by Cope (1884). Its type specimen is AMNH 3107, a partial skull (M1-2, pt. M3, p4, m1, m2), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Protochriacus simplex by Scott (1892); it was recombined as Oxyclaenus simplex by Matthew (1897), Hay (1902), Hay (1930), Matthew (1937), Van Valen (1978), Eberle (2003).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Chriacus simplex Cope p. 314
1888Mioclaenus filholianus Cope p. 329
1892Protochriacus simplex Scott p. 296
1892Carcinodon filholianus Scott p. 323
1897Oxyclaenus simplex Matthew p. 277 figs. Fiugure 8
1897Carcinodon filholianus Matthew p. 293
1902Oxyclaenus simplex Hay p. 744
1902Carcinodon filholianus Hay p. 762
1930Oxyclaenus simplex Hay p. 460
1930Carcinodon filholianus Hay p. 461
1937Carcinodon filholianus Matthew
1937Oxyclaenus simplex Matthew
1978Oxyclaenus simplex Van Valen
2003Oxyclaenus simplex Eberle p. 152

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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
genusOxyclaenusCope 1884
speciessimplex()

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.

†Oxyclaenus simplex Cope 1884
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Invalid names: Mioclaenus filholianus Cope 1888 [synonym]
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: Carroll 1988, Archibald 1998, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Puercan or 66.00000 to 63.80000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Puercan66.0 - 63.8USA (New Mexico) Oxyclaenus simplex (14662 14703 14760)
Puercan66.0 - 63.8USA (Wyoming) Oxyclaenus simplex (14803)
Puercan66.0 - 63.8USA (Montana) Oxyclaenus simplex (14809)
Puercan66.0 - 63.8USA (Utah) Oxyclaenus simplex (14791)