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Ptilodus montanus

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Ptilodontidae

Taxonomy
Ptilodus montanus was named by Douglass (1908). Its type locality is Silberling Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the "Fort Union" (= Lebo) Formation of Montana.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Ptilodus montanus Douglass
1909Ptilodus gracilis Gidley
1930Ptilodus admirabilis Hay p. 380
1930Ptilodus montanus Hay p. 380
1969Ptilodus montanus Gazin p. 3

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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()
familyPtilodontidaeCope 1887
genusPtilodus
speciesmontanus

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.

†Ptilodus montanus Douglass 1908
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Invalid names: Ptilodus admirabilis Hay 1930 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealg
Diet: herbivoreg
Created: 2005-09-01 17:43:33
Modified: 2005-09-01 19:43:33
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Krause 1982, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Jenkins and Krause 1983, Hopson 1973

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

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
To263.8 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) Ptilodus montanus (99007) Ptilodus sp. (14894)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Montana) Ptilodus montanus (14885 14906 type locality: 14913 14919 14920)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Montana) Ptilodus montanus (14937)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Ptilodus montanus (14926 14965)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (North Dakota) Ptilodus montanus (14931)