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Miccylotyrans

Mammalia - Dryolestidae

Taxonomy
Miccylotyrans was named by Simpson (1927). Its type is Miccylotyrans minimus.

It was synonymized subjectively with Dryolestes by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004).

It was assigned to Dryolestidae by Simpson (1927), Simpson (1929), Hay (1930), Kraus (1979) and Prothero (1981).

Species
M. minimus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Miccylotyrans Simpson p. 414
1929Miccylotyrans Simpson pp. 47, 80
1930Miccylotyrans Hay p. 374
1979Miccylotyrans Kraus p. 164
1981Miccylotyrans Prothero p. 321

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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
Cladotheria
Dryolestoidea(Butler 1939)
familyDryolestidaeMarsh 1879
genusMiccylotyrans

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. †Miccylotyrans Simpson 1927
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Miccylotyrans minimus Simpson 1927
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialuc
Diet: insectivoreuc
Created: 2005-09-06 19:53:51
Modified: 2005-09-07 19:44:02
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Luo et al. 2003, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973

Age range: base of the Kimmeridgian to the top of the Tithonian or 157.30000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0USA (Wyoming) M. minimus (12816)