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Propalaeosinopa albertensis

Mammalia - Pantolestidae

Taxonomy
Propalaeosinopa albertensis was named by Simpson (1927). Its type specimen is AMNH 15543B, a mandible (incomplete left dentary containing a severely worn p4), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Propalaeosinopa.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Scott et al. (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Propalaeosinopa albertensis Simpson p. 2 figs. 2, 3
1930Propalaeosinopa albertensis Hay p. 425

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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
superfamilyPantolestoidae(Cope 1887)
familyPantolestidaeCope 1884
genusPropalaeosinopa
speciesalbertensis

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: hydroxyapatiteg
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: carnivoreg
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-09-10 11:12:35
Modified: 2005-09-10 13:12:35
Source: g = genus, f = family
References: Krause and Gingerich 1983, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

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

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (North Dakota) Propalaeosinopa albertensis (14962)
To263.8 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) Propalaeosinopa albertensis (14894)
Ti361.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Propalaeosinopa albertensis (14992)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Montana) Propalaeosinopa albertensis (14937 15048)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Propalaeosinopa albertensis (14933 14949 14957 14959)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (North Dakota) Propalaeosinopa albertensis (14931)