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Neoplagiaulax hunteri

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae

Taxonomy
Ectypodus hunteri was named by Simpson (1936). Its type locality is Scarritt Quarry, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial horizon in the Melville Formation of Montana.

It was recombined as Neoplagiaulax hunteri by Krause (1977) and Krause and Gingerich (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Ectypodus hunteri Simpson
1977Neoplagiaulax hunteri Krause
1983Neoplagiaulax hunteri Krause and Gingerich

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
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
genusNeoplagiaulaxLemoine 1882
specieshunteri()

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.

†Neoplagiaulax hunteri Simpson 1936
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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: Krause 1982, Gunnell et al. 1995, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Ti1 to the top of the Danian or 61.70000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (North Dakota) Neoplagiaulax hunteri (14962)
To263.8 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) Neoplagiaulax hunteri (14894)
Ti161.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Neoplagiaulax hunteri (14939)
Ti361.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Neoplagiaulax hunteri (14992)
Ti461.7 - 56.8Canada (Saskatchewan) Neoplagiaulax hunteri (14978)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Montana) Neoplagiaulax hunteri (14937 15025 type locality: 15064)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (North Dakota) Neoplagiaulax hunteri (14931 15000 15006)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Neoplagiaulax hunteri (14959 14973 14995)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Neoplagiaulax hunteri (14936 15017)