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Djadochtatherium matthewi

Osteichthyes - Multituberculata - Djadochtatheriidae

Taxonomy
Djadochtatherium matthewi was named by Simpson (1925). Its type specimen is AMNH 20440, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shabarakh Usu (AMNH loc. 12049), which is in a Campanian eolian sandstone in the Djadokhta Formation of Mongolia.

It was recombined as Catopsalis matthewi by Kielan-Jaworowska and Sloan (1979), Clemens and Kielan-Jaworowska (1979).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Djadochtatherium matthewi Simpson
1928Djadochtatherium matthewi Simpson p. 2
1974Djadochtatherium matthewi Kielan-Jaworowska p. 40
1979Catopsalis matthewi Clemens and Kielan-Jaworowska p. 102
1979Catopsalis matthewi Kielan-Jaworowska and Sloan pp. 188-189
2004Djadochtatherium matthewi Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 254, 324

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
RankNameAuthor
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Allotheria()
orderMultituberculataCope 1884
suborderCimolodonta()
superfamilyDjadochtatherioidea
familyDjadochtatheriidae
genusDjadochtatheriumSimpson 1925
speciesmatthewi

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.

†Djadochtatherium matthewi Simpson 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingsuperf
Diet: omnivoresuperf
Created: 2005-09-06 18:33:29
Modified: 2005-09-06 20:33:29
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mongolia (Omnogov) Multituberculata indet. (168986)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mongolia (Omnogov) Djadochtatherium matthewi (type locality: 46152)