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Hyracolestes ermineus

Osteichthyes - Sarcodontidae

Taxonomy
Hyracolestes ermineus was named by Matthew and Granger (1925). Its type specimen is AMNH 20425, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gashato (AMNH), which is in a Paleocene terrestrial horizon in the Khashat Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Hyracolestes.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Hyracolestes ermineus Matthew and Granger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
RankNameAuthor
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Cimolesta()
familySarcodontidae()
genusHyracolestes
speciesermineus

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.

Hyracolestes ermineus Matthew and Granger 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

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

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Paleocene61.66 - 59.24China (Anhui) Hyracolestes ermineus (132939)
Gashatan59.24 - 56.0China (Nei Mongol) Hyracolestes ermineus (71076)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Mongolia (Omngov) Hyracolestes ermineus (type locality: 133403)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0China (Nei Mongol) Hyracolestes ermineus (133389)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Mongolia (Omnogov) Hyracolestes ermineus (37008)