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Malutitetrapodiscus

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Malutitetrapodiscus was named by Ellenberger (1970). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Mammalia by Ellenberger (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Malutitetrapodiscus Ellenberger p. 352

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
genusMalutitetrapodiscus

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. †Malutitetrapodiscus Ellenberger 1970
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Malutitetrapodiscus minimus Ellenberger 1970
Malutitetrapodiscus pertinax Ellenberger 1970
Malutitetrapodiscus saltator Ellenberger 1970
Malutitetrapodiscus tenuis Ellenberger 1970
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialuc
Diet: insectivoreuc
Created: 2005-09-06 19:53:51
Modified: 2005-09-07 19:44:02
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Luo et al. 2003, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Pliensbachian or 190.80000 to 182.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Lesotho (Mohale's Hoek) M. saltator, M. tenuis, M. minimus (149715)