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Ectypodus simpsoni

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae

Taxonomy
Parectypodus simpsoni was named by Jepsen (1930) [genotype]. It is the type species of Parectypodus.

It was recombined as Ectypodus simpsoni by Jepsen (1940).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Parectypodus simpsoni Jepsen
1940Ectypodus simpsoni Jepsen
1966Parectypodus simpsoni Sloan
1981Parectypodus simpsoni Sloan
2004Parectypodus simpsoni Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 255, 335

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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
Allotheria()
orderMultituberculataCope 1884
suborderCimolodonta()
superfamilyPtilodontoidea()
familyNeoplagiaulacidae
genusEctypodus
speciessimpsoni()

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.

Ectypodus simpsoni Jepsen 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealsubo
Diet: omnivoref
Created: 2005-09-11 16:54:47
Modified: 2005-09-11 18:54:47
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Gunnell et al. 1995, Krause 1982, Hopson 1973

Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Parectypodus simpsoni (15705 15744 15758 15768 15785 15790 15806 15897 46730)