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Galeopterus

Mammalia - Dermoptera - Galeopithecidae

Taxonomy
Galeopterus was named by Thomas (1908). It is extant.

It was assigned to Galeopithecidae by Van Valen (1967); and to Cynocephalidae by Marivaux et al. (2006).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Galeopterus Thomas
1967Galeopterus Van Valen
2006Galeopterus Marivaux et al. p. 396

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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
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
Euarchonta
Primatomorpha
orderDermopteraIllinger 1811
suborderEudermoptera
infraorderColugodontiformes
familyGaleopithecidae
genusGaleopterusThomas 1908

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.

G. Galeopterus Thomas 1908
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Galeopterus variegatus Audebert 1799
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealf
Diet: folivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:44:16
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979
Collections
No collection or age range data are available