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Simpsonodus

Osteichthyes - Diacodexeidae

Taxonomy

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Simpsonodus Krishtalka and Stucky
1988Simpsonodus Carroll
1996Simpsonodus Erfurt and Sudre p. 375
2007Simpsonodus Theodor et al. p. 41

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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
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
familyDiacodexeidae
genusSimpsonodus

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. †Simpsonodus Krishtalka and Stucky 1986
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Simpsonodus chacensis Cope 1875
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: herbivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:10:39
Modified: 2005-09-02 12:01:12
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Stucky 1998, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Wasatchian or 56.00000 to 51.10000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Colorado) Diacodexis chacensis (15225 15385) Diacodexis robustus (15277)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (New Mexico) Diacodexis chacensis (15663) S. chacensis (15432 15444 15453)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Marne) S. sp. (35533)