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Microcosmodon harleyi

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Microcosmodontidae

Taxonomy
Microcosmodon harleyi was named by Weil (1998). Its type locality is Yellow Sand Hill 7 (UCMP V-75193), which is in a Puercan channel siltstone/sandstone in the Fort Union Formation of Montana.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Microcosmodon harleyi Weil

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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()
familyMicrocosmodontidaeHoltzman and Wolberg 1977
genusMicrocosmodon
speciesharleyi

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.

Microcosmodon harleyi Weil 1998
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealo
Diet: herbivoreo
Created: 2005-09-01 17:42:57
Modified: 2005-09-01 19:42:57
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988, Jenkins and Krause 1983

Age range: Puercan or 66.00000 to 63.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pu366.0 - 63.3USA (Montana) Microcosmodon harleyi (14738)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Montana) Microcosmodon harleyi (14666 type locality: 14800 218648 218651 218652)