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Oligonyctia hoffmani

Osteichthyes - Nyctitheriidae

Taxonomy
Oligonyctia hoffmani was named by Ziegler (2007). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Boutersem TGV, which is in a Rupelian fluvial-lacustrine sandstone in the Borgloon Formation of Belgium. It is the type species of Oligonyctia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Oligonyctia hoffmani Ziegler

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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
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
superfamilySoricoideaGill 1872
familyNyctitheriidaeSimpson 1928
subfamilyNyctitheriinaeSimpson 1928
genusOligonyctiaSmith 2004
specieshoffmani

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.

†Oligonyctia hoffmani Ziegler 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 09:08:46
Modified: 2005-09-01 11:08:46
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hooker 2001, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Belgium (Brabant) Oligonyctia hoffmani (type locality: 75867)