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Bathyopsis fissidens

Mammalia - Dinocerata - Uintatheriidae

Taxonomy
Bathyopsis fissidens was named by Cope (1881) [genotype]. It is the type species of Bathyopsis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Bathyopsis fissidens Cope p. 194
1902Bathyopsis fissidens Hay p. 700
1961Bathyopsis fissidens Wheeler p. 24
1998Bathyopsis fissidens Lucas and Schoch p. 287

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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
RankNameAuthor
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Uintatheriamorpha
orderDinocerata
familyUintatheriidaeFlower 1876
subfamilyUintatheriinaeFlower 1876
genusBathyopsis
speciesfissidens

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.

Bathyopsis fissidens Cope 1881
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. H. Wheeler 1961The skull referred to Bathyopsis fissidens is distinguished from that of B. middleswarti by the much smaller size, relatively narrower occiput, and the elongate maxillary horns.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Created: 2005-08-31 13:51:18
Modified: 2005-08-31 15:51:18
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lucas and Schoch 1998, Hopson 1973

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Bridgerian or 55.80000 to 46.20000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Bathyopsis fissidens (15915 16078)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Bathyopsis fissidens (15710 15839)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Bathyopsis fissidens (16241)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Bathyopsis fissidens (16207) Bathyopsis middleswarti (16094 16116 16307 16371 16375 16382 16387 16410)