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Prochetodon speirsae

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Ptilodontidae

Taxonomy
Prochetodon speirsae was named by Scott (2004). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Cochrane 2, which is in a Ti1 fluvial-lacustrine siltstone in the Paskapoo Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Prochetodon speirsae Scott

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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
genusProchetodon
speciesspeirsaeScott 2004

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.

†Prochetodon speirsae Scott 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealf
Diet: omnivoref
Created: 2005-09-08 09:14:16
Modified: 2005-09-08 11:14:16
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Krause 1982, Carroll 1988

Age range: Ti1 or 61.70000 to 56.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ti161.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Prochetodon speirsae (type locality: 14939)
Ti361.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Prochetodon speirsae (14928)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Prochetodon sp. (14957) Ptilodus sp. (14925)