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Oxyacodon ferronensis

Mammalia - Periptychidae

Taxonomy
Oxyacodon ferronensis was named by Archibald et al. (1983). Its type locality is Blue Lake, which is in a Puercan terrestrial horizon in the North Horn Formation of Utah.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Oxyacodon ferronensis Archibald 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
—Scrotifera
—Bulbulodentata
familyPeriptychidaeCope 1882
genusOxyacodonOsborn and Earle 1895
speciesferronensis

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.

†Oxyacodon ferronensis Archibald et al. 1983
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:00:01
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:00:01
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Archibald 1998

Age range: Puercan or 66.00000 to 63.30000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pu366.0 - 63.3USA (Montana) Oxyacodon ferronensis (14738)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Montana) Oxyacodon ferronensis (14744 14745 14799 218648 218649 218654)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Utah) Oxyacodon ferronensis (type locality: 14670 14736)