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Aquiladelphis minor

Mammalia - Aquiladelphidae

Taxonomy
Aquiladelphis minor was named by Fox (1971). Its type specimen is UALVP 5539, a tooth (fragmentary RM2), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Verdigris Coulee (UA-MR-8), which is in a Santonian terrestrial horizon in the Milk River Formation of Canada.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Aquiladelphis minor Fox
1979Aquiladelphis minor Clemens p. 193
1987Aquiladelphis paraminor Rigby, Jr. and Wolberg
2004Aquiladelphis minor Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 443, 457
2004Aquiladelphis paraminor Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 443, 457
2007Aquiladelphis minor Davis p. 245

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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
genusAquiladelphis
speciesminor

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.

Aquiladelphis minor Fox 1971
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Invalid names: Aquiladelphis paraminor Rigby, Jr. and Wolberg 1987 [synonym]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Clemens 1979, Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Edmontonian or 85.80000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (Montana) Aquiladelphis minor (181582)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Canada (Alberta) Aquiladelphis minor (14423 14425 type locality: 14426)
Edmontonian70.6 - 66.0USA (New Mexico) Aquiladelphis paraminor (14496)