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Dorraletes diminutivus

Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae

Taxonomy
Haplaletes diminutivus was named by Dorr (1952). Its type locality is Dell Creek Quarry, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial horizon in the Hoback Formation of Wyoming.

It was recombined as Dorraletes diminutivus by Gingerich (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Haplaletes diminutivus Dorr
1983Dorraletes diminutivus Gingerich

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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
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Afroinsectiphilia
Afroinsectivora
orderMacroscelideaButler 1956
familyApheliscidaeMatthew 1918
genusDorraletes
speciesdiminutivus(Dorr 1952)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: insectivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:05:41
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:05:41
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Tiffanian to the top of the Danian or 61.70000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (North Dakota) Haplaletes diminutivus (14962)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Dorraletes diminutivus (14936) Haplaletes diminutivus (type locality: 14944)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (North Dakota) Haplaletes diminutivus (14931)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Montana) Haplaletes diminutivus (15048)