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Copedelphys stevensoni

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Herpetotherium stevensonii was named by Cope (1873).

It was synonymized subjectively with Peratherium huntii by Cope (1884), Scott (1941); it was synonymized subjectively with Didelphis fugax by Hay (1902); it was synonymized subjectively with Herpetotherium fuzax by Hough (1961), Krishtalka and Stucky (1983); it was recombined as Copedelphys stevensoni by Korth (1994), Rothecker and Storer (1996), Korth et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Herpetotherium stevensonii Cope p. 6
1980Herpetotherium stevensonii Crochet
1994Copedelphys stevensoni Korth
1996Copedelphys stevensoni Rothecker and Storer p. 773
2022Copedelphys stevensoni Korth et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
Herpetotheriidae(Trouessart 1879)
genusCopedelphys
speciesstevensoni()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-28 21:40:09
Modified: 2011-04-28 06:40:09
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Sánchez-Villagra et al. 2007, Clemens 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Hopson 1973

Age range: Orellan or 33.90000 to 31.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Chadronian - Orellan37.0 - 31.8USA (Nebraska) Copedelphys stevensoni (230806)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Nebraska) Copedelphys stevensoni (17108)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Wyoming) Didelphini indet. (17318)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Montana) Copedelphys stevensoni (17090 17138)