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Herpetairus

Mammalia - Dryolestidae

Taxonomy
Herpetairus was named by Simpson (1927). It is not extant. Its type is Dryolestes arcuatus.

It was assigned to Dryolestidae by Simpson (1927), Simpson (1929), Hay (1930), Prothero (1981).

Species
H. arcuatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Herpetairus Simpson p. 413
1929Herpetairus Simpson p. 47
1930Herpetairus Hay p. 373
1981Herpetairus Prothero p. 292

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Dryolestoidea(Butler 1939)
familyDryolestidaeMarsh 1879
genusHerpetairus

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.

G. †Herpetairus Simpson 1927
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†Herpetairus arcuatus Marsh 1879
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialuc
Diet: insectivoreuc
Created: 2005-09-06 19:53:51
Modified: 2005-09-07 19:44:02
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Luo et al. 2003, Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973

Age range: base of the Kimmeridgian to the top of the Tithonian or 154.80000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian154.8 - 143.1USA (Wyoming) Dryolestes arcuatus (12816)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian154.8 - 143.1USA (Utah) H. arcuatus (53035)