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Woutersiidae

Mammalia - Symmetrodonta - Woutersiidae

Subtaxa
Woutersia (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Woutersiidae Sigogneau-Russell and Hahn p. 246
2004Woutersiidae Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 345, 365

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Allotheria()
orderSymmetrodontaSimpson 1925
familyWoutersiidae
familyWoutersiidae

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.

Fm. †Woutersiidae Sigogneau-Russell and Hahn 1995
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G. †Woutersia Sigogneau-Russell 1983
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Woutersia butleri Sigogneau-Russell and Hahn 1995
Woutersia mirabilis Sigogneau-Russell 1983
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. Sigogneau-Russell and R. Hahn 1995An early family of Theria whose lower molars, and even more the upper molars, tend to widen labiolingually and increase or develop a cusp on the lingual cingulum, thus extending their role towards a crushing function
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialuc
Diet: insectivoreuc
Created: 2005-09-06 19:53:51
Modified: 2005-09-07 19:44:02
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Luo et al. 2003, Hopson 1973

Age range: Rhaetian or 205.70000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4France (Lorraine) Woutersia mirabilis (92109) Woutersia mirabilis, Woutersia butleri (36106)