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Clemensodon megaloba

Osteichthyes - Multituberculata - Eucosmodontidae

Taxonomy
Clemensodon megaloba was named by Krause (1992) [genotype]. Its type locality is Lull 2 Quarry (UCMP V-5620), which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone in the Lance Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Clemensodon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Clemensodon megaloba Krause
2004Clemensodon megaloba Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 255, 330

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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
RankNameAuthor
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Allotheria()
orderMultituberculataCope 1884
suborderCimolodonta()
familyEucosmodontidaeJepsen 1940
genusClemensodon
speciesmegaloba

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.

Clemensodon megaloba Krause 1992
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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: omnivoref
Created: 2005-09-11 16:54:07
Modified: 2005-09-11 18:54:07
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Jenkins and Krause 1983, Gunnell et al. 1995, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Kimbetohia campi (type locality: 14585)