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Phenacodaptes sabulosus

Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae

Taxonomy
Phenacodaptes sabulosus was named by Jepsen (1930) [genotype]. Its type locality is Princeton Quarry, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Wyoming.

It was recombined as Apheliscus sabulosus by McKenna (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Phenacodaptes sabulosus Jepsen
1980Apheliscus sabulosus McKenna
1981Phenacodaptes sabulosus Rose
2005Phenacodaptes sabulosus Zack et al.

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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
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Afroinsectiphilia
—Afroinsectivora
orderMacroscelideaButler 1956
familyApheliscidaeMatthew 1918
genusPhenacodaptes
speciessabulosus

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.

†Phenacodaptes sabulosus Jepsen 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: insectivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:05:41
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:05:41
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Tiffanian to the top of the Clarkforkian or 61.70000 to 54.90000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Colorado) Phenacodaptes sabulosus (174227)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Phenacodaptes sabulosus (14952 14974 15036 type locality: 15049 15057 190437)
Tiffanian - Clarkforkian61.7 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Apheliscus sabulosus (15035)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Montana) Haplaletes sp. (15079)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Phenacodaptes sabulosus (15201 190434)