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Dipsalodon matthewi

Osteichthyes - Oxyaenidae

Taxonomy
Dipsalodon matthewi was named by Jepsen (1930) [genotype]. Its type locality is Jepsen's Locality 2, which is in a Clarkforkian terrestrial horizon in Wyoming. It is the type species of Dipsalodon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Dipsalodon matthewi Jepsen

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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
Ferae()
Pancarnivora
OxyaenodontaVan Valen 1971
familyOxyaenidae
genusDipsalodon
speciesmatthewi

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.

Dipsalodon matthewi Jepsen 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-30 14:43:59
Modified: 2005-08-30 21:43:59
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Gunnell 1998

Age range: Clarkforkian or 57.50000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarkforkian57.5 - 56.0USA (Wyoming) Dipsalodon matthewi (type locality: 15086 15092 15119 15126)