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Paranictops

Osteichthyes - Anagalida - Pseudictopidae

Taxonomy
Paranictops was named by Qiu (1977). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pseudictopidae by Carroll (1988).

Species
P. majuscula

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Paranictops Qiu
1988Paranictops Carroll

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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
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
orderAnagalida
familyPseudictopidaeSulimski 1969
genusParanictopsQiu 1977

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. †Paranictops Qiu 1977
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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: Early/Lower Paleocene or 66.00000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66China (Anhui) P. majuscula (132940 179334 179342) P. sp. (179340)