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Bemalambda nanhsiungensis

Osteichthyes - Bemalambdidae

Taxonomy
Bemalambda nanhsiungensis was named by Chow et al. (1973). Its type specimen is IVPP V4116 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.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Bemalambda nanhsiungensis Chow et al.
1977Bemalambda nanhsiungensis Chow 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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Cimolesta()
suborderPantodonta(Cope 1873)
familyBemalambdidae
genusBemalambda
speciesnanhsiungensis

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.

Bemalambda nanhsiungensis Chow et al. 1973
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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: Early/Lower Paleocene or 66.00000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66China (Hunan) Bemalambda nanhsiungensis (182813 182815)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66China (Guangdong) Bemalambda nanhsiungensis (type locality: 140280 176607)