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Volaticotherini

Mammalia - Eutriconodonta - Triconodontidae

Taxonomy
Volaticotheriidae was named by Meng et al. (2006). It is not extant. It was considered monophyletic by Meng et al. (2006).

It was reranked as the tribe Volaticotherini by Gaetano and Rougier (2011).

It was assigned to Volaticotheria by Meng et al. (2006); and to Alticonodontinae by Gaetano and Rougier (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Volaticotheriidae Meng et al. p. 889
2011Volaticotherini Gaetano and Rougier p. 832

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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
orderEutriconodontaKermack et al. 1973
familyTriconodontidaeMarsh 1887
subfamilyAlticonodontinaeFox 1976
tribeVolaticotherini()
tribeVolaticotherini()

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.

Tr. †Volaticotherini Meng et al. 2006
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G. †Argentoconodon Rougier et al. 2007
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Argentoconodon fariasorum Rougier et al. 2007
G. †Ichthyoconodon Sigogneau-Russell 1995
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Ichthyoconodon jaworowskorum Sigogneau-Russell 1995
G. †Triconolestes Engelmann and Callison 1998
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Triconolestes curvicuspis Engelmann and Callison 1998
G. †Volaticotherium Meng et al. 2006
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Volaticotherium antiquus Meng et al. 2006
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, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Toarcian to the top of the Tithonian or 182.00000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Toarcian - Late/Upper Toarcian182.0 - 175.6Argentina (Chubut) Argentoconodon fariasorum (67434)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2China (Nei Mongol) Volaticotherium antiquus (27891)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0USA (Utah) Triconolestes curvicuspis (53035)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0USA (Utah) Triconolestes sp. (57913)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian150.8 - 140.2Morocco (Oriental) Ichthyoconodon jaworowskorum (45726)