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Leptorycteropus guilielmi

Mammalia - Tubulidentata - Orycteropodidae

Taxonomy
Leptorycteropus guilielmi was named by Patterson (1975). Its type specimen is KNM 94-67K, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Leptorycteropus guilielmi Patterson p. 186
2007Leptorycteropus guilielmi Lehmann p. 180

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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
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
superorderAfrotheria
Afroinsectiphilia
orderTubulidentataHuxley 1872
familyOrycteropodidae
subfamilyOrycteropodinaeGray 1821
genusLeptorycteropus
speciesguilielmi

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.

Leptorycteropus guilielmi Patterson 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 20:20:07
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Messinian or 7.24600 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333Kenya Leptorycteropus guilielmi (22241)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.63 - 3.6Kenya Leptorycteropus guilielmi (22236)
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.58Kenya Leptorycteropus guilielmi (22237)