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Scollardius propalaeoryctes

Mammalia - Cimolestidae

Taxonomy
Cimolestes propalaeoryctes was named by Lillegraven (1969). Its type specimen is UALVP 3756, a mandible (Incomplete right dentary), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Trochu (KUA-1), which is in a Lancian terrestrial claystone/siltstone in the Scollard Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Scollardius.

It was recombined as Scollardius propalaeoryctes by Fox (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Cimolestes propalaeoryctes Lillegraven p. 69
1979Cimolestes propalaeoryctes Kielan-Jaworowska et al. p. 223
2004Cimolestes propalaeoryctes Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 494, 507
2015Scollardius propalaeoryctes Fox

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Cimolesta()
familyCimolestidaeMarsh 1889
genusScollardius
speciespropalaeoryctes()

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.

†Scollardius propalaeoryctes Lillegraven 1969
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivores
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-07 09:34:23
Modified: 2005-09-07 11:34:23
Source: s = species, f = family, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 1979, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Lancian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lancian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Cimolestes propalaeoryctes (14655)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (Montana) Cimolestes propalaeoryctes (14549)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Cimolestes propalaeoryctes (type locality: 14630)