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Scalaridelphys aquilana

Mammalia - Aquiladelphidae

Taxonomy
Scalaria aquilana was named by Cohen et al. (2020). Its type specimen is OMNH 29078, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is OMNH V60, which is in a Turonian terrestrial claystone in the Straight Cliffs Formation of Utah.

It was recombined as Scalaridelphys aquilana by Cohen et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Scalaria aquilana Cohen et al.
2021Scalaridelphys aquilana Cohen et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
superfamilyPediomyoideaSimpson 1927
familyAquiladelphidae
genusScalaridelphys
speciesaquilana()

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.

Scalaridelphys aquilana Cohen et al. 2020
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: omnivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-28 11:05:11
Modified: 2011-04-27 20:05:35
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Clemens 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973

Age range: Middle Turonian or 93.50000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Utah) Scalaria aquilana (type locality: 14416)