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Teleopternus orientalis

Mammalia - Camelidae

Taxonomy
Teleopternus orientalis was named by Cope (1899). Its type specimen is ANSP 39, a set of teeth (left dp4 (described as right m3) and fragmentary upper molar), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Port Kennedy Cave, which is in an Irvingtonian cave horizon in Pennsylvania. It is the type species of Teleopternus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Teleopternus orientalis Cope p. 264 figs. Pl. XXI, figs. 4, 4a)
1902Teleopternus orientalis Hay p. 680

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
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
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
familyCamelidae
genusTeleopternus
speciesorientalis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:42:02
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: Irvingtonian or 1.80000 to 0.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Pennsylvania) Teleopternus orientalis (type locality: 20479)