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Turgidodon lillegraveni

Osteichthyes - Alphadontidae

Taxonomy
Turgidodon lillegraveni was named by Cifelli (1990). Its type locality is OMNH V6, Wahweap Creek, which is in a Campanian terrestrial horizon in the Kaiparowits Formation of Utah.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Turgidodon lillegraveni Cifelli
2004Turgidodon lillegraveni Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 443, 456

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
familyAlphadontidaeMarshall et al. 1990
genusTurgidodon
specieslillegraveni

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.

Turgidodon lillegraveni Cifelli 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: omnivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-07 10:52:04
Modified: 2005-09-07 13:10:57
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Judithian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) Turgidodon sp. (14489)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Utah) Turgidodon lillegraveni (type locality: 14466 75836)