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Parectypodus sinclairi

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae

Taxonomy
Ptilodus sinclairi was named by Simpson (1935). Its type locality is Gidley Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana.

It was recombined as Parectypodus sinclairi by Sloan (1966), Sloan (1981), Sloan (1987) and Scott et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Ptilodus sinclairi Simpson
1966Parectypodus sinclairi Sloan
1981Parectypodus sinclairi Sloan
1987Parectypodus sinclairi Sloan
2013Parectypodus sinclairi Scott 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
RankNameAuthor
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Allotheria()
orderMultituberculataCope 1884
suborderCimolodonta()
superfamilyPtilodontoidea()
familyNeoplagiaulacidae
genusParectypodus
speciessinclairi()

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.

Parectypodus sinclairi Simpson 1935
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealsubo
Diet: omnivoref
Created: 2005-09-11 16:54:47
Modified: 2005-09-11 18:54:47
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Gunnell et al. 1995, Krause 1982, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Torrejonian to the top of the Tiffanian or 63.30000 to 56.80000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Torrejonian63.3 - 61.7Canada (Alberta) Parectypodus sinclairi (143200)
Torrejonian63.3 - 61.7USA (Montana) Parectypodus sinclairi (type locality: 14906) Ptilodus sinclairi (14908 14913)
Ti161.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Parectypodus sinclairi (14939)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Parectypodus sinclairi (15067)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Parectypodus sinclairi (14973)