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Eomaia scansoria

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Eomaia scansoria was named by Ji et al. (2002). Its type specimen is CAGS01-IG1-a, b, a skeleton (part and counterpart of a skeleton with some preserved soft tissues), and it is a compression preserving soft parts. Its type locality is Dawangzhangzi, which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine shale in the Yixian Formation of China. It is the type species of Eomaia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Eomaia scansoria Ji et al. p. 816 figs. 1-4
2004Eomaia scansoria Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 494-497

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
genusEomaia
speciesscansoria

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.

†Eomaia scansoria Ji et al. 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 30 gs
Minimum body mass: 30 gs
Body mass estimate: 30 g
Environment: terrestrials
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorials
Diet: insectivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: Body mass is estimated at 20 - 25 gs
Created: 2005-09-06 20:46:50
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:46:50
Source: s = species, g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 130.00000 to 122.46000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46China (Liaoning) Eomaia scansoria (type locality: 13937)