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Gobiconodon zofiae

Mammalia - Groeberida - Nototheriidae

Taxonomy
Gobiconodon zofiae was named by Li et al. (2003). Its type specimen is IVPP V12585, a partial skull (A skull, with right half damaged, and associated lower jaws), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lujiatun village, Shangyuan [general] (IVPP), which is in a Barremian/Aptian fluvial tuff in the Yixian Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Gobiconodon zofiae Li et al.
2016Gobiconodon zofiae Kusuhashi et al. p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Marsupialia()
Didelphia
AmeridelphiaSzalay 1982
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderGroeberidaPascual et al. 1994
Herpetotheriidae(Trouessart 1879)
orderMarsupicarnivoraRide 1964
familyNototheriidae
familyNumbigilgidae
familyOdontomysopidae
orderPaucituberculataAmeghino 1894
Peradectidae(Crochet 1979)
orderEutriconodontaKermack et al. 1973
familyGobiconodontidae
genusGobiconodon
specieszofiae

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.

Gobiconodon zofiae Li et al. 2003
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. Li et al. 2003A gobiconodont similar to G borissiaki in size; skull narrow and elongated; dental formula 2'1'4'4/1'1'4'5; upper molariforms with distinct cingula, cusps A, Band C aligned anteroposteriorly; cusps E and F prominent but cusp D degenerated; cingulids of lower molariforms indistinct; cusp b smaller than cusp c; cusp e distinct and cusp f absent; infraorbital foramen posteriorly located above M2; branches II and III of the trigeminal nerve having a common exit on anterior lamina of petrosal; the dentary with four mental foramina; the ossified Meckel's cartilage present on the medial surface of the dentary.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: omnivoref
Created: 2011-04-28 22:06:26
Modified: 2011-04-28 07:06:26
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Horovitz et al. 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Clemens 1979, Hopson 1973

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) Gobiconodon zofiae (type locality: 53493)