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Anthracothema minima

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Anthracothema minima was named by Xu (1962). Its type specimen is IVPP V2661, a tooth (upper molar), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Yuanqu (general), which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Heti Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Anthracothema minima Xu p. 233

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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
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Whippomorpha
superfamilyHippopotamoideaGray 1821
genusAnthracothemaPilgrim 1928
speciesminima

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
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousuc
Diet: herbivoreuc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-22 22:52:12
Modified: 2011-04-22 07:52:12
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Spaulding et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Sharamurunian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sharamurunian56.0 - 37.71China (Henan) Anthracothema minima (42164)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9China (Shanxi) Anthracothema minima (type locality: 179811)