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Glasbius intricatus

Mammalia - Glasbiidae

Taxonomy
Glasbius intricatus was named by Clemens (1966). Its type specimen is UCMP 48047 and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Bushy Tailed Blowout, which is in a Lancian terrestrial shale in the Lance Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Glasbius.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Glasbius intricatus Clemens
1979Glasbius intricatus Clemens p. 193
2004Glasbius intricatus Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 443, 462
2007Glasbius intricatus Davis p. 247

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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
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
suborderPolydolopimorphiaArcher 1984
familyGlasbiidae
genusGlasbius
speciesintricatus

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.

Glasbius intricatus Clemens 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: herbivoreg
Diet 2: frugivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-07 09:57:58
Modified: 2011-04-27 19:57:49
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hopson 1973, Clemens 1979, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Glasbius intricatus (type locality: 14519 14522)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Glasbius intricatus (14585)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (New Mexico) Glasbius intricatus (59068)