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Dissacus magushanensis

Mammalia - Acreodi - Mesonychidae

Taxonomy
Dissacus magushanensis was named by Yan and Tang (1976). Its type specimen is IVPP V4266 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Yangxinwu (Qianshan locality 71071), which is in a Paleocene terrestrial horizon in the Doumu Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Dissacus magushanensis Yan and Tang
2018Dissacus magushanensis Solé et al. figs. Table 9

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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
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
orderAcreodiMatthew 1909
Mesonychia
familyMesonychidae
genusDissacusCope 1881
speciesmagushanensis

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.

Dissacus magushanensis Yan and Tang 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:02:52
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:02:52
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Archibald 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Middle Paleocene to the top of the Late/Upper Paleocene or 61.70000 to 55.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Paleocene61.7 - 58.7China (Anhui) Dissacus magushanensis (type locality: 132945)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8China (Anhui (Anhui)) Dissacus magushanensis (176616)