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Ptilodus wyomingensis

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Ptilodontidae

Taxonomy
Ptilodus wyomingensis was named by Jepsen (1940). Its type locality is Rock Bench Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in Wyoming.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Ptilodus wyomingensis Jepsen
2013Ptilodus wyomingensis Scott 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
RankNameAuthor
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Allotheria()
orderMultituberculataCope 1884
suborderCimolodonta()
superfamilyPtilodontoidea()
familyPtilodontidaeCope 1887
genusPtilodus
specieswyomingensis

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 wyomingensis Jepsen 1940
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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: Carroll 1988, Krause 1982, Hendy et al. 2009, Jenkins and Krause 1983, Hopson 1973

Age range: base of the Tiffanian to the top of the Danian or 61.70000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (North Dakota) Ptilodus wyomingensis (14962)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) Ptilodus wyomingensis (143200 194573 194575)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) Ptilodus wyomingensis (type locality: 14912)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (North Dakota) Ptilodus wyomingensis (15000)