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Ampliconus antoni

Mammalia - Periptychidae

Taxonomy
Ampliconus antoni was named by Eberle and Lillegraven (1998). Its type specimen is UW 26200, a mandible (fragment of left dentary containing p2-m3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Windy Mudstone (UW V-91005), which is in a Puercan terrestrial horizon in the Ferris Formation of Wyoming.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Ampliconus antoni Eberle and Lillegraven

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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
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Bulbulodentata
familyPeriptychidaeCope 1882
genusAmpliconus
speciesantoni

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.

†Ampliconus antoni Eberle and Lillegraven 1998
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:00:01
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:00:01
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Archibald 1998

Age range: Puercan or 66.00000 to 63.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Puercan66.0 - 63.8USA (Wyoming) Ampliconus antoni (type locality: 14797 174233)