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Ectypodus childei

Osteichthyes - Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae

Taxonomy
Charlesmooria childei was named by Kühne (1969) [genotype]. It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Abbey Wood, which is in a Ypresian marine sandstone in the Blackheath Beds Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Parectypodus childei by Sloan (1981); it was recombined as Ectypodus childei by Krause (1982), Hooker (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Charlesmooria childei Kühne p. 200
1981Parectypodus childei Sloan
1982Ectypodus childei Krause
2010Ectypodus childei Hooker

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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
RankNameAuthor
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Allotheria()
orderMultituberculataCope 1884
suborderCimolodonta()
superfamilyPtilodontoidea()
familyNeoplagiaulacidae
genusEctypodus
specieschildei()

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.

Ectypodus childei Kühne 1969
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealsubo
Diet: omnivoref
Created: 2005-09-11 16:54:47
Modified: 2005-09-11 18:54:47
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Krause 1982, Carroll 1988, Gunnell et al. 1995

Age range: base of the Lostcabinian to the top of the Wasatchian or 56.00000 to 51.10000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lostcabinian56.0 - 51.1USA (Wyoming) Ectypodus childei (15930 16073)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Colorado) Ectypodus childei (15480 15660)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Charlesmooria childei (type locality: 38868) Ectypodus childei (174239)