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Centetodon wolffi

Mammalia - Geolabididae

Taxonomy
Geolabis wolffi was named by Macdonald (1965).

It was recombined as Centetodon wolffi by Lillegraven et al. (1981) and Korth et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Geolabis wolffi Macdonald
1981Centetodon wolffi Lillegraven et al.
2022Centetodon wolffi Korth et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
familyGeolabididaeMcKenna 1960
genusCentetodon
specieswolffi()

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 wolffi Macdonald 1965
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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 Orellan to the top of the Whitneyan or 33.90000 to 30.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Chadronian - Orellan37.2 - 33.3USA (Nebraska) Centetodon wolffi (230806)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (South Dakota) Centetodon wolffi (17115 17174)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (South Dakota) Centetodon wolffi (17437) Geolabis sp. (17384)