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Oncocherus

Osteichthyes - Erinaceidae

Taxonomy
Oncocherus was named by Scott (2006). Its type is Oncocherus krishtalkai.

It was assigned to Erinaceidae by Scott (2006).

Species
O. krishtalkai (type species)
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2007-05-10; modified by J. Alroy on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Oncocherus Scott p. 1697

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
familyErinaceidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusOncocherus

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. †Oncocherus Scott 2006
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Oncocherus krishtalkai Scott 2006
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semifossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2012-05-14 22:01:37
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range: Ti4 or 60.90000 to 57.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ti460.9 - 57.5Canada (Saskatchewan) O. krishtalkai (14978)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5Canada (Alberta) O. krishtalkai (14941 14995)