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Ptilodus kummae

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Ptilodontidae

Taxonomy
Ptilodus kummae was named by Krause (1977). Its type locality is Roche Percée, which is in a Ti4 alluvial fan sandstone/siltstone in the Ravenscrag Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Ptilodus kummae Krause

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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()
familyPtilodontidaeCope 1887
genusPtilodus
specieskummae

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.

†Ptilodus kummae Krause 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealg
Diet: herbivoreg
Created: 2005-09-01 17:43:33
Modified: 2005-09-01 19:43:33
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Jenkins and Krause 1983, Krause 1982

Age range: Late/Upper Paleocene or 58.70000 to 55.80000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ti461.7 - 56.8Canada (Saskatchewan) Ptilodus kummae (type locality: 14978)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Montana) Ptilodus kummae (15033)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Colorado) Ptilodus kummae (14967 174227)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (North Dakota) Ptilodus kummae (14976 14977)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Ptilodus kummae (14936 14952 15017 15055 15059 15066 15069 190436) Ptilodus sp. (15036)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Ptilodus kummae (14995)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Wyoming) Ptilodus kummae (15018 15024)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Ptilodus kummae (15028)