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Gelastops joni

Mammalia - Cimolestidae

Taxonomy
Gelastops joni was named by Rigby (1980). Its type locality is Swain Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Wyoming.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Gelastops joni Rigby, Jr.

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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
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Cimolesta()
familyCimolestidaeMarsh 1889
genusGelastops
speciesjoni

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.

Gelastops joni Rigby, Jr. 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-10 09:41:44
Modified: 2005-09-10 19:53:58
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Torrejonian or 63.80000 to 60.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) Gelastops joni (type locality: 14886)
Torrejonian - Tiffanian63.8 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Gelastops joni (14851)