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Macrocranion vandebroeki

Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Amphilemuridae

Taxonomy
Dormaalius vandebroeki was named by Quinet (1964). It is extant. Its type specimen is IRSNB M 66, a mandible (lower jaw with P4 and alveoli for other teeth).

It was recombined as Macrocranion vandebroeki by Smith et al. (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Dormaalius simonsi Quinet
1964Dormaalius vandebroeki Quinet
1975Dormaalius vandebroeki Russell et al.
1985Dormaalius vandebroeki Novacek et al. p. 7
2002Macrocranion vandebroeki Smith et al. p. 380

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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
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Afroinsectiphilia
Afroinsectivora
orderMacroscelideaButler 1956
familyAmphilemuridaeHill 1953
genusMacrocranionWeitzel 1949
speciesvandebroeki(Quinet 1964)

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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Invalid names: Dormaalius simonsi Quinet 1964 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: insectivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:05:41
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:05:41
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium (Brabant) Macrocranion vandebroeki (type locality: 35531)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France Macrocranion vandebroeki (182667)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium (Hainaut) Macrocranion vandebroeki (87947)