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Pantolestes natans

Mammalia - Pantolestidae

Taxonomy
Pantolestes natans was named by Matthew (1909). Its type specimen is AMNH 12153, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Pantolestes natans Matthew
1930Pantolestes natans Hay p. 426

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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
superfamilyPantolestoidae(Cope 1887)
familyPantolestidaeCope 1884
genusPantolestes
speciesnatans

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.

†Pantolestes natans Matthew 1909
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwater, terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: piscivoref
Diet 2: durophagef
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-08-24 13:16:47
Modified: 2005-08-24 15:16:47
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the Priabonian or 50.30000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Pantolestes natans (16647)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Colorado) Pantolestes natans (16623)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Arkansas) Pantolestes natans (16549)