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Prothryptacodon albertensis

Mammalia - Acreodi - Oxyclaenidae

Taxonomy
Prothryptacodon albertensis was named by Fox (1968).

It was recombined as Oxyprimus albertensis by Van Valen (1978).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Prothryptacodon albertensis Fox
1978Oxyprimus albertensis Van Valen
1984Prothryptacodon albertensis Johnston and Fox
2003Prothryptacodon albertensis Scott

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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
orderAcreodiMatthew 1909
familyOxyclaenidae
genusProthryptacodon
speciesalbertensisFox 1968

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: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-24 19:49:09
Modified: 2011-04-24 04:49:09
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Tabuce et al. 2011, Carroll 1988

Age range: Torrejonian or 63.80000 to 60.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
To263.8 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) Prothryptacodon albertensis (14894)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) Prothryptacodon albertensis (14769)