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Leptomeryx mammifer

Mammalia - Leptomerycidae

Taxonomy
Leptomeryx mammifer was named by Cope (1885) [also, but incorrectly said to be 1886; definitely the original combination; also used by Matthew 1905 and Frick 1937].

It was recombined as Trigenicus mammifer by Matthew (1909) and Scott (1940).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Leptomeryx mammifer Cope p. 163
1889Leptomeryx mammifer Cope p. 154
1891Leptomeryx mammifer Cope p. 22
1902Leptomeryx mammifer Hay p. 671
1908Leptomeryx mammifer Lambe
1909Trigenicus mammifer Matthew
1940Trigenicus mammifer Scott p. 711
1981Leptomeryx mammifer Storer
2001Leptomeryx mammifer Vislobokova p. S138

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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
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
familyLeptomerycidae
genusLeptomeryx
speciesmammifer

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.

†Leptomeryx mammifer Cope 1885
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: frugivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:47:23
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:47:23
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Webb 1998, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Chadronian or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Montana) Leptomeryx mammifer (16959 16988 17010)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Leptomeryx mammifer (16919 101961)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Leptomeryx mammifer (16962 16963 16964) Leptomeryx sp. (16961 16986)