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Arctostylops

Mammalia - Arctostylopidae

Taxonomy
Arctostylops was named by Matthew (1915). It is not extant. Its type is Arctostylops steini. It is the type genus of Arctostylopini.

It was assigned to Arctostylopini by Tong and Wang (2006); and to Arctostylopidae by Matthew (1915), Carroll (1988) and Missiaen et al. (2012).

Species
A. steini (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Arctostylops Matthew
1988Arctostylops Carroll
2006Arctostylops Tong and Wang
2012Arctostylops Missiaen 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
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
familyArctostylopidaeSchlosser 1923
genusArctostylops

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. †Arctostylops Matthew 1915
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Arctostylops steini Matthew 1915
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:06:19
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:06:19
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Archibald 1998, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Late/Upper Paleocene or 58.70000 to 55.80000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) A. steini (15009)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Mongolia (Omnogov) A. macrodon (133396)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Mongolia A. sp. (133398)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Colorado) A. sp. (15346)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) A. steini (15085 15092 15099 15151 15193)