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Hapalorestes lovei

Osteichthyes - Acreodi - Hapalodectidae

Taxonomy
Hapalorestes lovei was named by Gunnell and Gingerich (1996) [genotype]. Its type locality is Flattop Quarry, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Aycross Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Hapalorestes.

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Hapalorestes lovei Gunnell and Gingerich

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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()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
orderAcreodiMatthew 1909
Mesonychia
familyHapalodectidae
genusHapalorestes
specieslovei

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.

Hapalorestes lovei Gunnell and Gingerich 1996
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:02:24
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:02:24
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Archibald 1998, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Bridgerian or 51.10000 to 45.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Wyoming) Hapalorestes lovei (type locality: 16223)