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Catopsalis alexanderi

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Taeniolabididae

Taxonomy
Catopsalis alexanderi was named by Middleton (1982). Its type locality is Alexander, which is in a Puercan terrestrial shale/sandstone in the Denver Formation of Colorado.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Catopsalis alexanderi Middleton
2003Catopsalis alexanderi Eberle p. 149

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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()
superfamilyTaeniolabidoidea()
familyTaeniolabididaeGranger and Simpson 1929
genusCatopsalisCope 1882
speciesalexanderi

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.

†Catopsalis alexanderi Middleton 1982
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealo
Diet: herbivoref
Created: 2005-09-09 09:08:29
Modified: 2005-09-09 11:08:29
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Jenkins and Krause 1983

Age range: Puercan or 66.00000 to 63.30000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Colorado) Catopsalis alexanderi (type locality: 14658)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Montana) Catopsalis alexanderi (14784 14787) Catopsalis foliatus (14742 14798) Catopsalis joyneri (14741)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Wyoming) Catopsalis alexanderi (14808)