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Litocherus zygeus

Mammalia - Macroscelidea

Taxonomy
Litocherus zygeus was named by Gingerich (1983). Its type locality is Cedar Point Quarry, which is in a Tiffanian fluvial-lacustrine siliciclastic in the Fort Union Formation of Wyoming.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Litocherus zygeus Gingerich
1985Litocherus zygeus Novacek et al. p. 17

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Afroinsectiphilia
—Afroinsectivora
orderMacroscelideaButler 1956
genusLitocherus
specieszygeus

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.

†Litocherus zygeus Gingerich 1983
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: insectivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:05:41
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:05:41
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Ti3 to the top of the Danian or 61.70000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (North Dakota) Litolestes lacunatus (14962)
Ti361.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Litocherus zygeus (14928)
Ti461.7 - 56.8Canada (Saskatchewan) Litocherus zygeus (14978)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (North Dakota) Litolestes lacunatus (14931)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Litolestes lacunatus (type locality: 15017)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Litocherus zygeus (14929 14954 14957 14959 14960)