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Diacodexis primus

Mammalia - Diacodexeidae

Taxonomy
Diacodexis primus was named by Krishtalka and Stucky (1985) [as "lineage segment"].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. varleli

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Diacodexis primus Krishtalka and Stucky

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
familyDiacodexeidae
genusDiacodexis
speciesprimus

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.

†Diacodexis primus Krishtalka and Stucky 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: herbivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:10:21
Modified: 2011-04-24 18:45:24
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Stucky 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999

Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Diacodexis metsiacus (15491 15912 15932 16015 16017 16020 16024 16027 16032 16033 16055) Diacodexis primus (15465 15466 15624 15625 15626 15633 15634 15637 15638 15641 16007)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Colorado) Diacodexis metsiacus (15450 15480 15485 15725 15845 15870 15873 15887)