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Dakotadens morrowi

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Dakotadens morrowi was named by Eaton (1993) [genotype]. Its type locality is MNA 1067, Bulldog Bench, which is in a Cenomanian/Cenomanian crevasse splay mudstone in the Naturita Formation of Utah. It is the type species of Dakotadens.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Dakotadens morrowi Eaton

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
genusDakotadens
speciesmorrowi

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.

†Dakotadens morrowi Eaton 1993
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: omnivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-28 11:05:11
Modified: 2011-04-27 20:05:35
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973, Clemens 1979

Age range: Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Utah) Dakotadens morrowi (14384 14386)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Utah) Dakotadens morrowi (type locality: 14385)