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Macrocranion robinsoni

Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Amphilemuridae

Taxonomy
Macrocranion robinsoni was named by Krishtalka and Setoguchi (1977).

It was recombined as Nyctitherium robinsoni by Maas (1985).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Macrocranion robinsoni Krishtalka and Setoguchi
1985Nyctitherium robinsoni Maas
2002Macrocranion robinsoni Smith et al. p. 378

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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
speciesrobinsoni

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.

Macrocranion robinsoni Krishtalka and Setoguchi 1977
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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, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Uintan to the top of the Duchesnean or 46.20000 to 37.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Uintan46.2 - 40.4USA (Wyoming) Macrocranion robinsoni (16517)
Duchesnean40.4 - 37.2USA (Wyoming) Nyctitherium robinsoni (16826)