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Aceroryctes

Osteichthyes - Proteutheria - Palaeoryctidae

Taxonomy
Aceroryctes was named by Rankin and Holroyd (2014). Its type is Aceroryctes dulcis.

It was assigned to Palaeoryctidae by Rankin and Holroyd (2014).

Species
A. dulcis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Aceroryctes Rankin and Holroyd

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
orderProteutheria
familyPalaeoryctidaeWinge 1917
genusAceroryctes

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.

G. †Aceroryctes Rankin and Holroyd 2014
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†Aceroryctes dulcis Rankin and Holroyd 2014
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitef
Ontogeny: modification of partsf
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-10 10:27:49
Modified: 2005-09-10 12:27:49
Source: f = family, subc = subclass
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Fox 2004

Age range: Wasatchian or 54.90000 to 50.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) A. dulcis (15673 118482)