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Utemylus

Osteichthyes - Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae

Taxonomy
Utemylus was named by Gingerich (1983). It is not extant. Its type is Utemylus latomius.

It was assigned to Hyopsodontidae by Gingerich (1983), Carroll (1988), Archibald (1998); and to Apheliscidae by Zack et al. (2005).

Species
U. latomius (type species), U. serior

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Utemylus Gingerich
1988Utemylus Carroll
1998Utemylus Archibald
2005Utemylus Zack et al.

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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
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
superorderAfrotheria
Afroinsectiphilia
Afroinsectivora
orderMacroscelideaButler 1956
familyApheliscidaeMatthew 1918
genusUtemylus

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. †Utemylus Gingerich 1983
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Utemylus latomius Gingerich 1983
Utemylus serior Gazin 1956
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: insectivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:05:41
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:05:41
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Tiffanian or 60.90000 to 57.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5USA (Wyoming) Haplaletes serior (14997 15017)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5USA (Colorado) Haplaletes serior (174227) U. latomius (14967)