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Ektopodon

Osteichthyes - Diprotodontia - Ektopodontidae

Taxonomy
Ektopodon was named by Stirton et al. (1967). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ektopodontidae by McKenna and Bell (1997), Pledge (2016).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Ektopodon Stirton et al.
1997Ektopodon McKenna and Bell
2016Ektopodon Pledge

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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
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDiprotodontiaOwen 1866
superfamilyPhalangeroideaThomas 1888
familyEktopodontidaeStirton et al. 1967
genusEktopodonStirton et al. 1967

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. †Ektopodon Stirton et al. 1967
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Ektopodon litolophus Pledge 1999
Ektopodon serratus Stirton et al. 1967
Ektopodon stirtoni Pledge 1986
Ektopodon tommosi Pledge 2016
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-07 09:16:13
Modified: 2011-04-27 20:22:07
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Clemens 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 27.30000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Australia (South Australia) E. stirtoni (28306 28308)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) E. paucicristata, E. serratus, E. litolophus (181760)