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Dorsetodon

Osteichthyes - Paurodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Dorsetodon Ensom and Sigogneau-Russell p. 37
2004Dorsetodon Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 380, 390 fig. 10.9F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Dryolestoidea(Butler 1939)
familyPaurodontidae
genusDorsetodon

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. †Dorsetodon Ensom and Sigogneau-Russell 1998
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Dorsetodon haysomi Ensom and Sigogneau-Russell 1998
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Luo et al. 2003, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Berriasian to the top of the Middle Berriasian or 143.10000 to 139.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Berriasian - Middle Berriasian143.1 - 139.1United Kingdom (England) D. haysomi (28401)