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Palaeostylops macrodon

Osteichthyes - Arctostylopidae

Taxonomy
Palaeostylops macrodon was named by Matthew et al. (1929). Its type specimen is AMNH 21715, 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 was recombined as Gashatostylops macrodon by Cifelli et al. (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Palaeostylops macrodon Matthew and Granger
1929Palaeostylops macrodon Matthew et al.
1989Gashatostylops macrodon Cifelli et al.
2012Palaeostylops macrodon Missiaen et al.

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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()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
familyArctostylopidaeSchlosser 1923
genusPalaeostylops
speciesmacrodon

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.

Palaeostylops macrodon Matthew et al. 1929
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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: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:06:19
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:06:19
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Archibald 1998, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Paleocene or 59.24000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0China (Nei Mongol) Palaeostylops macrodon (133389)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Mongolia (Omngov) Palaeostylops macrodon (133008 type locality: 133403)