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Litomylus orthronepius

Osteichthyes - Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae

Taxonomy
Litomylus orthronepius was named by Johnston and Fox (1984). Its type locality is Rav W-1 Horizon, which is in a Puercan terrestrial sandstone/conglomerate in the Ravenscrag Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Litomylus orthronepius Johnston and Fox

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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
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
superorderAfrotheria
Afroinsectiphilia
Afroinsectivora
orderMacroscelideaButler 1956
familyApheliscidaeMatthew 1918
genusLitomylus
speciesorthronepius

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 orthronepius Johnston and Fox 1984
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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: Puercan or 66.00000 to 63.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Puercan66.0 - 63.4Canada (Saskatchewan) Litomylus orthronepius (type locality: 14768)
Puercan66.0 - 63.4USA (Montana) Litomylus orthronepius (14809)