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Arctostylops steini

Osteichthyes - Arctostylopidae

Taxonomy
Arctostylops steini was named by Matthew (1915) [genotype]. It is the type species of Arctostylops.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. macrodon

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Arctostylops steini Matthew

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
familyArctostylopidaeSchlosser 1923
genusArctostylops
speciessteini

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.

†Arctostylops steini Matthew 1915
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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: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Archibald 1998

Age range: base of the Tiffanian to the top of the Clarkforkian or 60.90000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5USA (Wyoming) Arctostylops steini (15009)
Clarkforkian57.5 - 56.0USA (Wyoming) Arctostylops steini (15085 15092 15099 15151 15193)