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Dissacus shanghoensis

Mammalia - Acreodi - Mesonychidae

Taxonomy
Dissacus shanghoensis was named by Chow et al. (1973). Its type specimen is IVPP V4232 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Linnania type, Nanxiong, which is in a Paleocene terrestrial mudstone in the Shanghu Formation of China. It is the type species of Dissacusium.

It was recombined as Dissacusium shanghoensis by Chow et al. (1977).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Dissacus shanghoensis Chow et al.
1977Dissacusium shanghoensis Chow et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
orderAcreodiMatthew 1909
Mesonychia
familyMesonychidae
genusDissacusCope 1881
speciesshanghoensis

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.

Dissacus shanghoensis Chow et al. 1973
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:02:52
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:02:52
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Archibald 1998, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Paleocene or 66.00000 to 61.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.7China (Guangdong) Dissacus shanghoensis (type locality: 140280) Dissacusium shanghoensis (176607)