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Archaeolambda yangtzeensis

Osteichthyes - Pantolambdodontidae

Taxonomy
Archaeolambda yangtzeensis was named by Huang (1978). Its type specimen is IVPP V4334, a tooth, 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.

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Archaeolambda yangtzeensis Huang

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Cimolesta()
suborderPantodonta(Cope 1873)
superfamilyPantolambdoideaCope 1883
familyPantolambdodontidae
genusArchaeolambdaFlerov 1952
speciesyangtzeensis

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.

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

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Paleocene61.66 - 59.24China (Anhui) Archaeolambda yangtzeensis (type locality: 132947)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0China (Anhui) Archaeolambda yangtzeensis (139653)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0China (Anhui (Anhui)) Archaeolambda yangtzeensis (176616)