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Litomylus dissentaneus

Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae

Taxonomy
Litomylus dissentaneus was named by Simpson (1935) [genotype]. Its type locality is Gidley Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana. It is the type species of Litomylus.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Litomylus dissentaneus Simpson
1956Litomylus scaphiscus Gazin p. 38
1978Litomylus osceolae Van Valen

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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
familyApheliscidaeMatthew 1918
genusLitomylus
speciesdissentaneus

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.

†Litomylus dissentaneus Simpson 1935
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Invalid names: Litomylus osceolae Van Valen 1978 [synonym], Litomylus scaphiscus Gazin 1956 [synonym]
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, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Torrejonian to the top of the Tiffanian or 63.80000 to 56.20000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (New Mexico) Litomylus dissentaneus (14815 14893)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) Litomylus dissentaneus (14879 14881 14886 14897 14898 14903 14912)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Montana) Litomylus dissentaneus (type locality: 14906)
Ti160.9 - 56.2Canada (Alberta) Litomylus dissentaneus (14939)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (Montana) Litomylus dissentaneus (15025 15047)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (Wyoming) Litomylus dissentaneus (14983 15015 15016 198262 198263) Litomylus scaphiscus (14964 14989)