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Centetodon kuenzii

Mammalia - Geolabididae

Taxonomy
Centetodon kuenzii was named by Lillegraven et al. (1981). Its type locality is Pipestone Springs, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial claystone in the Renova Formation of Montana.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Centetodon kuenzii Lillegraven et al.

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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
Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
familyGeolabididaeMcKenna 1960
genusCentetodon
specieskuenzii

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.

Centetodon kuenzii Lillegraven et al. 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Duchesnean to the top of the Orellan or 40.40000 to 33.30000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duchesnean40.4 - 37.2USA (Montana) Centetodon kuenzii (16854)
Duchesnean - Chadronian40.4 - 33.9USA (Montana) Centetodon kuenzii (16840)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Montana) Centetodon kuenzii (16959 16988 type locality: 17010)
Early/Lower Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Montana) Centetodon kuenzii (27245)
Late/Upper Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Montana) Centetodon kuenzii (17027)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Montana) Centetodon kuenzii (17109)