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Meniscoessus major

Osteichthyes - Multituberculata - Cimolomyidae

Taxonomy
Cimolomys major was named by Russell (1936) [also said to be 1937]. Its type locality is 6.4 km below mouth of Berry Creek, which is in a Judithian terrestrial horizon in the Oldman Formation of Canada.

It was recombined as Meniscoessus major by Sahni (1972), Clemens and Kielan-Jaworowska (1979), Fox (1980), Montellano (1992), Hunter (1997), Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Cimolomys major Russell
1972Meniscoessus major Sahni
1979Meniscoessus major Clemens and Kielan-Jaworowska p. 102
1980Meniscoessus major Fox
1992Meniscoessus major Montellano
1997Meniscoessus major Hunter
2004Meniscoessus major Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 255, 328

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Allotheria()
orderMultituberculataCope 1884
suborderCimolodonta()
familyCimolomyidae
genusMeniscoessus
speciesmajor(Russell 1936)

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.

†Meniscoessus major Russell 1936
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealo
Diet: herbivoreo
Created: 2005-09-01 17:42:57
Modified: 2005-09-01 19:42:57
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Jenkins and Krause 1983, Carroll 1988

Age range: Judithian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Judithian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Cimolomys major (14471 type locality: 14485)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Meniscoessus major (45893)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Meniscoessus major (45561 45564 45566 45820)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Montana) Meniscoessus major (14482)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Montana) Meniscoessus major (14435 14445 14446 14448 14450 14460 14461 14470 14483)