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Oklatheridium wiblei

Mammalia - Deltatheroida - Deltatheridiidae

Taxonomy
Oklatheridium wiblei was named by Cifelli and Davis (2015). Its type specimen is OMNH 67517, a tooth (LM3 preserving the distobuccal corner only), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cloverly (OMNH V1075), which is in an Albian/Cenomanian terrestrial horizon in the Cloverly Formation of Montana.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Oklatheridium wiblei Cifelli and Davis fig. 5A

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
orderDeltatheroidaKielan-Jaworowska 1982
familyDeltatheridiidae
genusOklatheridium
specieswiblei

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.

Oklatheridium wiblei Cifelli and Davis 2015
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: durophagef
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-07 09:03:54
Modified: 2005-09-07 11:21:30
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Fox and Naylor 1995, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Albian to the top of the Albian or 109.00000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5USA (Wyoming) Oklatheridium sp. (137567)
Middle Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian109.0 - 93.5USA (Montana) Oklatheridium wiblei (type locality: 23502)