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Naranius americanus

Osteichthyes - Cimolestidae

Taxonomy
Naranius americanus was named by Beard and Dawson (2009). Its type specimen is CM 81283, a tooth (left m3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Red Hot, which is in a Wasatchian estuary/bay sandstone in the Tuscahoma Formation of Mississippi.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Naranius americanus Beard and Dawson p. 204 figs. 8A-F

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Cimolesta()
familyCimolestidaeMarsh 1889
genusNaranius
speciesamericanus

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.

Naranius americanus Beard and Dawson 2009
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-10 09:41:44
Modified: 2005-09-10 19:53:58
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: Wasatchian or 54.90000 to 50.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Mississippi) Prodiacodon sp. (type locality: 15719)