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Aethomylos

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Aethomylos was named by Novacek (1976). It is not extant. Its type is Aethomylos simplicidens.

It was assigned to Insectivora by Novacek (1976); to Trituberculata by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Lipotyphla by Gunnell et al. (2008).

Species
A. simplicidens (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Aethomylos Novacek
1997Aethomylos McKenna and Bell
2008Aethomylos Gunnell et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
genusAethomylos

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.

G. †Aethomylos Novacek 1976
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Aethomylos simplicidens Novacek 1976
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the Late/Upper Uintan or 51.10000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Utah) A. simplicidens (16396)
Early/Lower Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (California) A. simplicidens (16677 16684 16697 16702 16705 16706 16713 16714 16719 16745 16746 16747 16751 16752) A. sp. (16763 16765)
Late/Upper Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (California) A. sp. (16585)