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Cifelliodon wahkarmoosuch

Mammalia - Hahnodontidae

Taxonomy
Cifelliodon wahkarmoosuch was named by Huttenlocker et al. (2018). Its type specimen is UMNH VP 16771, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Andrew's Site (UMNH VP Loc. 1207), which is in a Valanginian channel sandstone in the Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah. It is the type species of Cifelliodon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Cifelliodon wahkarmoosuch Huttenlocker et al. p. 2 figs. 1-2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Allotheria()
suborderEleutherodontida
familyHahnodontidae
genusCifelliodon
specieswahkarmoosuch

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.

Cifelliodon wahkarmoosuch Huttenlocker et al. 2018
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialuc
Diet: insectivoreuc
Created: 2005-09-06 19:53:51
Modified: 2005-09-07 19:44:02
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973, Luo et al. 2003, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Valanginian or 139.80000 to 132.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9USA (Utah) Cifelliodon wahkarmoosuch (type locality: 105613)