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Centetodon altidens

Mammalia - Geolabididae

Taxonomy
Centetodon altidens was named by Marsh (1872).

It was recombined as Didelphodus altidens by McKenna et al. (1962), Van Valen (1966) and Gazin (1976).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Centetodon altidens Marsh p. 214
1902Centetodon altidens Hay p. 740
1930Centetodon altidens Hay p. 435
1952Didelphodus ventanus White
1962Didelphodus altidens McKenna et al.
1966Didelphodus altidens Van Valen
1976Didelphodus altidens Gazin

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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
speciesaltidens

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 altidens Marsh 1872
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Invalid names: Didelphodus ventanus White 1952 [synonym]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Bridgerian or 55.80000 to 46.20000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Didelphodus altidens (15915 15930)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Colorado) Didelphodus altidens (15230 15413) Didelphodus ventanus (15485 15660 15865 15887)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Didelphodus altidens (15942) Didelphodus ventanus (15904)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Didelphodus altidens (16207 16219 16244 16254 16278 16388) Phenacops incerta (16235)