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Proscalops secundus

Mammalia - Proscalopidae

Taxonomy
Proscalops secundus was named by Matthew (1909) [see discussion in Galbreath 1953]. Its type specimen is AMNH 13798, a skull (nearly complete skull), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Proscalops secundus Matthew
1930Proscalops secundus Hay p. 436
1981Proscalops secundus Barnosky p. 293

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
infraorderSoricotaKalandadze and Rautian 1992
superfamilyTalpoideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyProscalopidae
genusProscalops
speciessecundusMatthew 1909

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.

†Proscalops secundus Matthew 1909
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Monroecreekian to the top of the Harrisonian or 26.30000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) Proscalops secundus (17490)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Oregon) Proscalops secundus (212628)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (Nebraska) Proscalops secundus (67637)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (South Dakota) Proscalops secundus (17561 17564)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8Canada (Saskatchewan) Proscalops sp. (17526)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Proscalops secundus (17802 17816 17843 67638 69806 69807)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Colorado) Proscalops secundus (17965)