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Wanotherium xuanchengensis

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Wanotherium xuanchengensis was named by Tang and Yan (1976). Its type specimen is IVPP V4340, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Xuancheng locality 71073, which is in a Paleocene terrestrial horizon in the Doumu Formation of China. It is the type species of Wanotherium.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Wanotherium xuanchengensis Tang and Yan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
genusWanotherium
speciesxuanchengensis

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.

Wanotherium xuanchengensis Tang and Yan 1976
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Luo et al. 2003

Age range: base of the Middle Paleocene to the top of the Late/Upper Paleocene or 61.66000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Paleocene61.66 - 59.24China (Anhui) Wanotherium xuanchengensis (type locality: 132947)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0China (Anhui (Anhui)) Wanotherium xuanchengensis (176616)