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Gypsonictopidae

Osteichthyes - Gypsonictopidae

Taxonomy
Gypsonictopidae was named by Van Valen (1967). It is not extant. Its type is Gypsonictops.

It was assigned to Leptictida by McKenna and Bell (1997), Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004), Wible et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Gypsonictopidae Van Valen
1997Gypsonictopidae McKenna and Bell
2004Gypsonictopsidae Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 494, 505-506
2007Gypsonictopidae Wible 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()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
superorderLeptictida
familyGypsonictopidaeVan Valen 1967
familyGypsonictopidaeVan Valen 1967

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.

Fm. †Gypsonictopidae Van Valen 1967
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G. †Gypsonictops Simpson 1927
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†Gypsonictops clemensi Rigby, Jr. and Wolberg 1987
†Gypsonictops hypoconus Simpson 1927
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Invalid names: Euangelistes petersoni Simpson 1929 [synonym]
†Gypsonictops illuminatus Lillegraven 1969
†Gypsonictops lewisi Sahni 1972
Invalid names: Euangelistes Simpson 1929 [synonym]
G. †Sikuomys Eberle et al. 2023
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†Sikuomys mikros Eberle et al. 2023
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-07 13:39:20
Modified: 2005-09-07 15:39:20
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Judithian to the top of the Edmontonian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (89 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Judithian83.6 - 72.2USA (Utah) Gypsonictops sp. C (14467)
Judithian83.6 - 72.2USA (Wyoming) Gypsonictops lewisi (14433 14458)
Judithian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Gypsonictops lewisi (14451 14463 14471 14485)
Judithian83.6 - 72.2USA (New Mexico) Gypsonictops sp. (14464)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (New Mexico) Gypsonictops sp. (14436 14498 56627)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Utah) Gypsonictops sp. A (14466) Gypsonictops sp. A, Gypsonictops sp. B (75836)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Alaska) Gypsonictops sp. (14495) Sikuomys mikros (231243 231244)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Gypsonictops lewisi (45899)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Montana) Gypsonictops lewisi (14446 14461 14470) Gypsonictops sp. (14434 14457)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Gypsonictops sp. (14502)
Edmontonian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Mexico) Gypsonictops clemensi, Gypsonictops lewisi (14496)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Gypsonictops hypoconus (14514 14519 14522 14524 14527 14538 14565 14566 14570 14587 14591 14596 14598 14601 14606 14609 14641 14642) Gypsonictops hypoconus, Euangelistes petersoni (14505) Gypsonictops sp. (14542)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Gypsonictops illuminatus (14610)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (Montana) Gypsonictops hypoconus (14576 172644) Gypsonictops hypoconus, Gypsonictops illuminatus (14515 14616) Gypsonictops hypoconus, Gypsonictops petersoni (14516) Gypsonictops illuminatus (14506 14528 14533 14534 14535 14536 14549 14575 14580 14583 14608 14617 14618 14623 14624 14647 14650) Gypsonictops petersoni (14517) Gypsonictops sp. (14508 14562) Gypsonictops sp., Gypsonictops hypoconus (172642)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (Colorado) Gypsonictops sp. (14581 14640)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Gypsonictops hypoconus, Gypsonictops illuminatus (14630) Gypsonictops illuminatus (14632 14634 14637)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Gypsonictops illuminatus (14558 14584 14655)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Gypsonictops hypoconus (14537 14604 14612)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Gypsonictops hypoconus (14585)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Gypsonictops sp. (54105)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Gypsonictops hypoconus (14569)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Montana) Gypsonictops hypoconus (119009) Gypsonictops sp. (55326)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Gypsonictops sp. (45137)