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Plagioctenodon thewisseni

Osteichthyes - Nyctitheriidae

Taxonomy
Plagioctenodon thewisseni was named by Manz and Bloch (2015). Its type specimen is UM 71650, a mandible (left dentary with P2- M3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is SC-117, which is in a Clarkforkian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Wyoming.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Plagioctenodon thewisseni Manz and Bloch p. 315 fig. 2

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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
genusPlagioctenodonBown 1979
speciesthewisseni

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.

Plagioctenodon thewisseni Manz and Bloch 2015
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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: Hooker 2001, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Clarkforkian to the top of the Early/Lower Eocene or 57.50000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarkforkian57.5 - 56.0USA (Wyoming) Plagioctenodon thewisseni (15119 type locality: 15152 68476)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Wyoming) Plagioctenodon krausae (15081)