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Horolodectes

Mammalia - Horolodectidae

Taxonomy
Horolodectes was named by Scott et al. (2006). Its type is Horolodectes sunae. It is the type genus of Horolodectidae. It was considered monophyletic by Scott et al. (2006).

It was assigned to Eutheria by Scott et al. (2006); and to Horolodectidae by Scott (2019).

Species
H. sunae (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Horolodectes Scott et al. p. 1010
2019Horolodectes Scott

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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()
familyHorolodectidae
genusHorolodectes

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.

G. †Horolodectes Scott et al. 2006
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Horolodectes sunae Scott et al. 2006
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Ti3 or 61.70000 to 56.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ti361.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Arctocyonidae indet., Aphronorus sp. (14992) H. sunae (14928)