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Ectypodus szalayi

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae

Taxonomy
Ectypodus szalayi was named by Sloan (1981). Its type locality is Gidley Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Ectypodus szalayi Sloan

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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
genusEctypodus
speciesszalayi

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 szalayi Sloan 1981
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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: Carroll 1988, Gunnell et al. 1995, Hopson 1973, Krause 1982, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Ti1 to the top of the Torrejonian or 61.70000 to 60.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
To263.8 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) Ectypodus szalayi (14894)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (New Mexico) Ectypodus sp. (14816)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) Ectypodus szalayi (14886)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Montana) Ectypodus szalayi (type locality: 14906)
Ti161.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Ectypodus szalayi (14939)