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Ptilodus mediaevus

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Ptilodontidae

Taxonomy
Ptilodus mediaevus was named by Cope (1881) [genotype]. It is not extant. It is the type species of Ptilodus.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Ptilodus mediaevus Cope p. 922
1884Chirox plicatus Cope p. 321–322
1902Chirox plicatus Hay p. 557
1902Ptilodus mediaevus Hay p. 559
1909Ptilodus plicatus Gidley
1930Ptilodus mediaevus Hay p. 380
1930Ptilodus plicatus Hay p. 380

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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
speciesmediaevus

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 mediaevus Cope 1881
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Invalid names: Chirox plicatus Cope 1884 [synonym]
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, Krause 1982, Hopson 1973, Jenkins and Krause 1983

Age range: Torrejonian or 63.80000 to 60.90000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Utah) Ptilodus ferronensis (14830)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) Ptilodus mediaevus (14886)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Texas) Ptilodus mediaevus (14884 14948 14956)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (New Mexico) Ptilodus mediaevus (14893)
Torrejonian - Tiffanian63.8 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Ptilodus mediaevus (14851 14858)