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Valenia

Osteichthyes - Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae

Taxonomy
Valenia was named by de Muizon and Cifelli (2000). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Mioclaenidae by de Muizon and Cifelli (2000) and de Muizon and Cifelli (2000); to Mioclaeninae by Zack et al. (2005); and to Hyopsodontidae by Williamson and Weil (2011).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Valenia de Muizon and Cifelli
2005Valenia Zack et al.
2011Valenia Williamson and Weil

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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
Epitheria
orderCondylarthraCope 1881
familyHyopsodontidaeTrouessart 1879
genusValeniade Muizon and Cifelli 2000

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. †Valenia de Muizon and Cifelli 2000
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Valenia wilsoni Van Valen 1978
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 13:57:38
Modified: 2005-08-31 15:57:38
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Archibald 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Puercan or 66.00000 to 63.40000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pu366.0 - 63.4USA (New Mexico) V. sp. (26575)
Puercan66.0 - 63.4USA (Utah) Promioclaenus wilsoni (14736)
Puercan66.0 - 63.4USA (New Mexico) Promioclaenus wilsoni (14657 14662 14760)
Puercan66.0 - 63.4USA (Wyoming) Promioclaenus wilsoni (14706 14729)