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Ectoganus gliriformis

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Ectoganus gliriformis was named by Cope (1874) [genotype]. Its type locality is Arroyo Blanco (Cope), which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the San Jose Formation of New Mexico. It is the type species of Ectoganus.

Subspecies
E. gliriformis
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. gliriformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Ectoganus gliriformis Cope
1875Ectoganus gliriformis Cope p. 24
1902Ectoganus gliriformis Hay p. 575
1930Ectoganus gliriformis Hay p. 401
1985Ectoganus gliriformis Schoch p. 3

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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
—Eutheria()
—Taeniodonta(Cope 1876)
—Stylinodontidae(Marsh 1875)
genusEctoganusCope 1874
speciesgliriformisCope 1874

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.

†Ectoganus gliriformis Cope 1874
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-08-24 13:26:44
Modified: 2005-08-30 17:15:27
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Clarkforkian to the top of the Wasatchian or 57.50000 to 51.10000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0USA (Maryland) Ectoganus gliriformis (14947)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0USA (South Carolina) Ectoganus gliriformis (151352)
Clarkforkian57.5 - 56.0USA (Wyoming) Ectoganus sp. (15092)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Wyoming) Ectoganus gliriformis (15576) Ectoganus simplex (15509 15524 15534 15556 15557 15558 15563 15964)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (New Mexico) Ectoganus gliriformis (15430 type locality: 15452 15606 15663)