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Parectypodus sylviae

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae

Taxonomy
Ectypodus sylviae was named by Rigby (1980). Its type locality is Swain Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Wyoming.

It was recombined as Parectypodus sylviae by Sloan (1987), Secord (1998).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Ectypodus sylviae Rigby, Jr.
1987Parectypodus pattersoni Sloan
1987Parectypodus sylviae Sloan
1998Parectypodus sylviae Secord

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Allotheria()
orderMultituberculataCope 1884
suborderCimolodonta()
superfamilyPtilodontoidea()
familyNeoplagiaulacidae
genusParectypodus
speciessylviae()

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.

†Parectypodus sylviae Rigby, Jr. 1980
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Invalid names: Parectypodus pattersoni Sloan 1987 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealsubo
Diet: omnivoref
Created: 2005-09-11 16:54:47
Modified: 2005-09-11 18:54:47
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Krause 1982, Gunnell et al. 1995, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973

Age range: base of the Tiffanian to the top of the Torrejonian or 61.70000 to 60.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
To263.8 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) Parectypodus sylviae (14894)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) Ectypodus sylviae (type locality: 14886 14898)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Montana) Parectypodus sylviae (14874)
Torrejonian - Tiffanian63.8 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Parectypodus sylviae (14851)
Ti161.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Parectypodus sylviae (14939)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Parectypodus pattersoni (15067)