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Centetodon kuenzii

Mammalia - Geolabididae

Taxonomy
Centetodon kuenzii was named by Lillegraven et al. (1981). Its type locality is Pipestone Springs, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial claystone in the Renova Formation of Montana.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Centetodon kuenzii Lillegraven et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
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
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
familyGeolabididaeMcKenna 1960
genusCentetodon
specieskuenzii

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.

†Centetodon kuenzii Lillegraven et al. 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Duchesnean to the top of the Orellan or 39.70000 to 31.80000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Montana) Centetodon kuenzii (16854)
Duchesnean - Chadronian39.7 - 33.9USA (Montana) Centetodon kuenzii (16840)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Montana) Centetodon kuenzii (16959 16988 type locality: 17010)
Early/Lower Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Montana) Centetodon kuenzii (27245)
Late/Upper Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Montana) Centetodon kuenzii (17027)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Montana) Centetodon kuenzii (17109)