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Aphronorus

Mammalia - Pentacodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Aphronorus Simpson
1967Aphronorus Van Valen
1969Aphronorus Gazin p. 5
1997Aphronorus McKenna and Bell
2005Aphronorus Zack et al.
2013Aphronorus Scott et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Cimolesta()
familyPentacodontidaeSimpson 1937
genusAphronorus

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. †Aphronorus Simpson 1935
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†Aphronorus bearspawensis Scott et al. 2013
†Aphronorus fraudator Simpson 1935
†Aphronorus orieli Gazin 1969
†Aphronorus ratatoski Winterfeld 1982
†Aphronorus simpsoni Gazin 1938
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 Torrejonian to the top of the Clarkforkian or 63.80000 to 54.90000 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Montana) A. sp. (14766)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) A. fraudator (14897 14899 14901 14902 14905) A. fraudator, A. ratatoski (14896 14898) A. ratatoski (14880 14882) A. sp. (14912)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Montana) A. fraudator (14913 14923) A. sp., A. fraudator (14906)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) A. bearspawensis (143198) A. fraudator, A. bearspawensis (143200) A. sp. (14828)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Utah) A. simpsoni (14830)
Ti161.7 - 56.8USA (Montana) A. orieli (15023)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) A. fraudator (15014 15036) A. fraudator, A. orieli (15067) A. fraudator, A. ratatoski (15012 15015 15016) A. orieli (14965) A. ratatoski (15013)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Montana) A. orieli (15008 15010 15020 15047 133180)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Montana) A. sp. (15079)