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Mesodmops tenuis

Osteichthyes - Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae

Taxonomy
Mesodmops tenuis was named by Missiaen and Smith (2008). It is not extant. Its type specimen is IMM-2004-SB-013, a tooth (right m1). Its type locality is Subeng Unit 3 (Mammal Site), which is in a Gashatan fluvial-lacustrine conglomerate in the Nomogen Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Mesodmops tenuis Missiaen and Smith

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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
RankNameAuthor
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Allotheria()
orderMultituberculataCope 1884
suborderCimolodonta()
superfamilyPtilodontoidea()
familyNeoplagiaulacidae
genusMesodmops
speciestenuis

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.

Mesodmops tenuis Missiaen and Smith 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealsubo
Diet: omnivoref
Created: 2005-09-11 16:54:47
Modified: 2005-09-11 18:54:47
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Gunnell et al. 1995, Krause 1982, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Paleocene or 59.24000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gashatan59.24 - 56.0China (Nei Mongol) Mesodmops tenuis (type locality: 71076)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0China (Xinjiang) Mesodmops tenuis (174687)