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Euronyctia saturninensis

Mammalia - Nyctitheriidae

Taxonomy
Euronyctia saturninensis was named by Smith (2006). Its type specimen is NMB Db 594a, a mandible (dext. with p3-m1, m3), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is La Debruge, which is in a Priabonian mire/swamp marl in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Euronyctia saturninensis Smith p. 236 figs. Fi.g 6

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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
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
superfamilySoricoideaGill 1872
familyNyctitheriidaeSimpson 1928
subfamilyNyctitheriinaeSimpson 1928
genusEuronyctiaSigé 1997
speciessaturninensis

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Smith 2006Euronyctia morphologiquement proche de E. montana. S’en distingue essentiellement par la p4 plus allongée, aux cuspides plus hautes, dont l’entoconide est plus éloigné du métaconide, dont le paraconide est projeté du côté lingual et le méplat antérieur présente une surface plus importante. L’hypoconide des molaires inférieures est pincé antéro-postérieurement et le postcingulide est large.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 09:08:46
Modified: 2005-09-01 11:08:46
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hooker 2001, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) Euronyctia saturninensis (type locality: 31747)