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Anconodon gidleyi

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Cimolodontidae

Taxonomy
Ptilodus gidleyi was named by Simpson (1935) [not disputed by Robison 1986 or Eberle and Lillegraven 1998a]. Its type locality is Gidley Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana.

It was recombined as Anconodon gidleyi by Jepsen (1940), Sloan (1981), Scott et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Ptilodus gidleyi Simpson
1940Anconodon gidleyi Jepsen
1981Anconodon gidleyi Sloan
2013Anconodon gidleyi Scott 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
RankNameAuthor
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Allotheria()
orderMultituberculataCope 1884
suborderCimolodonta()
superfamilyPtilodontoidea()
familyCimolodontidaeMarsh 1889
genusAnconodon
speciesgidleyi()

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.

†Anconodon gidleyi Simpson 1935
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealsubo
Diet: omnivoref
Created: 2005-09-11 16:53:29
Modified: 2005-09-11 18:53:29
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hopson 1973, Gunnell et al. 1995, Carroll 1988, Krause 1982, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Torrejonian to the top of the Tiffanian or 63.80000 to 56.20000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) Anconodon gidleyi (14822 143200)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) Anconodon gidleyi (14912)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Montana) Anconodon gidleyi (type locality: 14906) Ptilodus gidleyi (14919)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (New Mexico) Anconodon gidleyi (14816)
Ti160.9 - 56.2Canada (Alberta) Anconodon gidleyi (14939)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2Canada (Alberta) Anconodon gidleyi (14925)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (Montana) Anconodon gidleyi (15025)