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Sinodelphys

Mammalia

Species
S. szalayi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Sinodelphys Luo et al. p. 1939
2006Sinodelphys Wang et al.
2010Sinodelphys Zhou and Wang
2018Sinodelphys Bi 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()
RankNameAuthor
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
genusSinodelphys

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.

G. †Sinodelphys Luo et al. 2003
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Sinodelphys szalayi Luo et al. 2003
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialg
Diet: insectivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: "an agile, scansorial capable of grasping and branch-walking, and active both on the ground and in trees or shrubs"; clearly insectivorous based on very small body size (about 25 to 40 g) and dentitiong
Created: 2011-04-24 23:14:12
Modified: 2011-04-24 08:14:12
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Luo et al. 2003

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 130.00000 to 122.46000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46China (Liaoning) S. szalayi (13937)