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Nortedelphys minimus

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Nortedelphys minimus was named by Case et al. (2004) [original description omits heading of section describing the species (corrected in Case et al. 2005) but is clearly valid under the ICZN]. Its type specimen is UCMP 72211, a tooth (LM3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bug Creek Anthills (Reworked), which is in a Lancian terrestrial horizon in the Hell Creek Formation of Montana.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Nortedelphys minimus Case et al. p. 242

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
Herpetotheriidae(Trouessart 1879)
genusNortedelphys
speciesminimus

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.

Nortedelphys minimus Case et al. 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-28 21:40:09
Modified: 2011-04-28 06:40:09
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988, Sánchez-Villagra et al. 2007, Clemens 1979

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Montana) Nortedelphys minimus (type locality: 14516)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Nortedelphys minimus (14585)