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Diacodexis kelleyi

Osteichthyes - Diacodexeidae

Taxonomy
Diacodexis kelleyi was named by Krishtalka and Stucky (1985) [as "lineage segment"].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. kellyi, D. varleli

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Diacodexis kelleyi Krishtalka and Stucky

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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
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
familyDiacodexeidae
genusDiacodexis
specieskelleyi

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.

†Diacodexis kelleyi Krishtalka and Stucky 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: herbivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:10:21
Modified: 2011-04-24 18:45:24
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Stucky 1998, Carroll 1988

Age range: Wasatchian or 56.00000 to 51.10000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Colorado) Diacodexis kelleyi (15652)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Wyoming) Diacodexis kelleyi (15927 15928 15939 15940 15966 15967 15971 15973 15974 15976 15977 15980 16010) Diacodexis metsiacus (15964)