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Steropodon galmani

Mammalia - Monotremata - Ornithorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Steropodon galmani was named by Archer et al. (1985). Its type specimen is AM F66763, a mandible (R dentary fragment with M1-3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lightning Ridge (General Area), which is in a Cenomanian fluvial siltstone in the Griman Creek Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Steropodon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Steropodon galmani Archer et al. p. 364 figs. Figure 1, 2
1995Steropodon galmani Flannery et al. p. 418
2000Steropodon galmani Kool et al. p. 12
2004Steropodon galmani Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 206, 210

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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
AustralosphenidaLuo et al. 2001
orderMonotremataBonaparte 1838
familyOrnithorhynchidaeGray 1825
genusSteropodon
speciesgalmani

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.

Steropodon galmani Archer et al. 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialuc
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: herbivoref
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hopson 1973, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Luo et al. 2003

Age range: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Australia (New South Wales) Steropodon galmani (type locality: 97756)