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Guichilambda zhaii

Osteichthyes - Pantolambdodontidae

Taxonomy
Guichilambda zhaii was named by Huang and Chen (1997). Its type specimen is IVPP V12037, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Meigeng, Guichi, which is in a Paleocene terrestrial horizon in China. It is the type species of Guichilambda.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Guichilambda zhaii Huang and Chen

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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()
Cimolesta()
suborderPantodonta(Cope 1873)
superfamilyPantolambdoideaCope 1883
familyPantolambdodontidae
subfamilyPantolambdodontinaeHuang 1995
genusGuichilambda
specieszhaii

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.

Guichilambda zhaii Huang and Chen 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-08-24 13:29:27
Modified: 2005-08-31 15:49:46
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

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

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0China (Anhui) Guichilambda zhaii (type locality: 139653)