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Microcosmodon arcuatus

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Microcosmodontidae

Taxonomy
Microcosmodon arcuatus 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
1984Microcosmodon arcuatus Johnston and Fox

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Allotheria()
orderMultituberculataCope 1884
suborderCimolodonta()
familyMicrocosmodontidaeHoltzman and Wolberg 1977
genusMicrocosmodon
speciesarcuatus

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.

†Microcosmodon arcuatus Johnston and Fox 1984
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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: Jenkins and Krause 1983, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988

Age range: Puercan or 66.00000 to 63.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Puercan66.0 - 63.3Canada (Saskatchewan) Microcosmodon arcuatus (type locality: 14768)