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Adunator meizon

Mammalia - Macroscelidea

Taxonomy
Diacocherus meizon was named by Gingerich (1983) [NOT the genotype]. Its type locality is Cedar Point Quarry, which is in a Tiffanian fluvial-lacustrine siliciclastic in the Fort Union Formation of Wyoming.

It was recombined as Adunator meizon by Secord (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Diacocherus meizon Gingerich
2008Adunator meizon Secord

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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
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Afroinsectiphilia
—Afroinsectivora
orderMacroscelideaButler 1956
genusAdunatorRussell 1964
speciesmeizon()

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.

†Adunator meizon Gingerich 1983
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: insectivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:05:41
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:05:41
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Kiessling 2004, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Tiffanian or 60.90000 to 56.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ti460.9 - 56.2Canada (Saskatchewan) Diacocherus meizon (14978)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2Canada (Alberta) Diacocherus meizon (14934) Diacocherus minutus (14995)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (Wyoming) Diacocherus meizon (14936) Mckennatherium ladae (type locality: 15017)