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Planetetherium
Taxonomy
Planetetherium was named by Simpson (1928). It is not extant. Its type is Planetetherium mirabile.
It was assigned to Placentalia by Simpson (1928); to Plagiomeninae by Van Valen (1967); to Dermoptera by Gunnell (1989); and to Plagiomenidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was assigned to Placentalia by Simpson (1928); to Plagiomeninae by Van Valen (1967); to Dermoptera by Gunnell (1989); and to Plagiomenidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).
Species
P. mirabile (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1928 | Planetetherium Simpson |
| 1967 | Planetetherium Van Valen |
| 1989 | Planetetherium Gunnell p. 147 |
| 1997 | Planetetherium McKenna and Bell |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Clarkforkian or 57.50000 to 56.00000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Clarkforkian | USA (Wyoming) | P. mirabile (15092) P. sp. (15072) | |
| Clarkforkian | USA (Montana) | P. mirabile (15079) |