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Desmatoclaenus hermaeus

Mammalia - Condylarthra

Taxonomy
Desmatoclaenus hermaeus was named by Gazin (1941). Its type specimen is USNM 16202, a set of teeth (greater portion of upper and lower dentition), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wagonroad Lower Horizon, which is in a Puercan terrestrial horizon in the North Horn Formation of Utah. It is the type species of Desmatoclaenus.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Desmatoclaenus paracreodus Gazin
1941Desmatoclaenus hermaeus Gazin pp. 34 - 37 figs. Figure 19
1941Desmatoclaenus paracreodus Gazin pp. 37 - 39 figs. Figure 20
1986Desmatoclaenus paracreodus Robison

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Epitheria
orderCondylarthraCope 1881
genusDesmatoclaenus
specieshermaeus

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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Invalid names: Desmatoclaenus paracreodus Gazin 1941 [synonym]
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: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Puercan or 66.00000 to 63.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Puercan66.0 - 63.8USA (Utah) Desmatoclaenus hermaeus, Desmatoclaenus paracreodus (type locality: 14790) Desmatoclaenus paracreodus (14670 14736)