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Draconodus apertus

Osteichthyes - Primates - Picrodontidae

Taxonomy
Draconodus apertus was named by Tomida (1982) [genotype]. It is not extant.

It was recombined as Picrodus apertus by Williams (1985).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Draconodus apertus Tomida
1985Picrodus apertus Williams
2005Draconodus apertus Scott and Fox

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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
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
—Euprimateformes
superfamilyPlesiadapoidea
familyPicrodontidae
genusDraconodus
speciesapertusTomida 1982

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.

†Draconodus apertus Tomida 1982
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsuperf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealsuperf
Diet: herbivoresuperf
Reproduction: viviparoussuperf
Created: 2005-08-24 13:55:49
Modified: 2005-08-24 15:55:49
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Torrejonian or 63.40000 to 60.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Torrejonian63.4 - 60.9USA (Utah) Draconodus apertus (14830)