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Haltictops mirabilis

Mammalia - Anagalida - Pseudictopidae

Taxonomy
Haltictops mirabilis was named by Ding and Tong (1979). Its type specimen is IVPP V5181 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Nanxiong IVPP Loc. 73138, which is in a Paleocene terrestrial horizon in the Nongshan Formation of China. It is the type species of Haltictops.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Haltictops mirabilis Ding and Tong

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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()
Amniota
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
orderAnagalida
familyPseudictopidaeSulimski 1969
genusHaltictops
speciesmirabilis

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.

Haltictops mirabilis Ding and Tong 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Middle Paleocene or 61.66000 to 59.24000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Paleocene61.66 - 59.24China (Guangdong) Haltictops mirabilis (type locality: 180645)