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Altilambda tenuis

Osteichthyes - Pastoralodontidae

Taxonomy
Altilambda tenuis was named by Chow and Wang (1978). Its type specimen is IVPP V5230, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shangxialou (71016), which is in a Paleocene terrestrial horizon in the Wanghudun Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Altilambda tenuis Chow and Wang

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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)
superfamilyPantolambdoideaCope 1883
familyPastoralodontidae
genusAltilambda
speciestenuis

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.

†Altilambda tenuis Chow and Wang 1978
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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: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66China (Anhui) Altilambda tenuis (type locality: 132941)