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Metacordylodon

Mammalia - Dimylidae

Taxonomy
Metacordylodon was named by Schlosser (1911). It is not extant. Its type is Cordylodon schlosseri.

It was assigned to Dimylinae by Van Valen (1967); and to Dimylidae by Carroll (1988).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Metacordylodon Schlosser p. 368
1967Metacordylodon Van Valen
1988Metacordylodon Carroll

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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
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
superfamilyErinaceoidae(Gill 1872)
familyDimylidaeSchlosser 1887
subfamilyDimylinaeSchlosser 1887
genusMetacordylodonSchlosser 1911

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. †Metacordylodon Schlosser 1911
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Metacordylodon schlosseri Andreae 1904
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, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the MN 7 + 8 to the top of the MN 10 or 12.75000 to 8.72500 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Poland (Silesia) M. schlosseri (42588)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Baselland) M. schlosseri (49421)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Germany (Bavaria) M. schlosseri (67165)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Germany (Bavaria) M. schlosseri (206345)
MN 911.1 - 9.67Austria (Niederösterreich) M. schlosseri (66943)
MN 911.1 - 9.67Hungary (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) M. schaffneri (75481)
MN 109.67 - 8.725Austria M. schlosseri (66946)