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Capacikala gradatus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Castoridae

Taxonomy
Steneofiber gradatus was named by Cope (1878) [also said to be 1879]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Palaeocastor gradatus by Stirton (1935); it was recombined as Capacikala gradatus by Macdonald (1963), Macdonald (1970), Fremd (1994), Xu (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Steneofiber gradatus Cope p. 63
1902Steneofiber gradatus Hay p. 722
1905Steneofiber gradatus Peterson p. 173
1935Palaeocastor gradatus Stirton
1963Capacikala gradatus Macdonald
1970Capacikala gradatus Macdonald
1994Capacikala gradatus Fremd
1996Capacikala gradatus Xu

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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
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyCastoroideaGray 1821
familyCastoridae
subfamilyPalaeocastorinae
genusCapacikala
speciesgradatus()

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.

†Capacikala gradatus Cope 1878
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:05:29
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Geringian or 27.30000 to 24.70000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (South Dakota) Capacikala gradatus (17626 17627 17630 17631 17632 17634 17635 17636 17637 17638 17641 17643 17660)
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (Oregon) Capacikala gradatus (17537)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) Capacikala gradatus (17532)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (South Dakota) Capacikala gradatus (17483 17517)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Montana) Palaeocastor gradatus (17478 17480)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Oregon) Capacikala gradatus (212629) Steneofiber gradatus (180202)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nevada) Capacikala gradatus (17600)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Oregon) Capacikala gradatus (17603 93079)