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Nyctitherium nitidum

Osteichthyes - Nyctitheriidae

Taxonomy
Talpavus nitidus was named by Marsh (1872). Its type specimen is YPM 13511, a mandible (fragment of left jaw with M2 and talonid of M1), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Nyctitherium nitidus by Matthew (1909); it was recombined as Nyctitherium nitidum by Hay (1930).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Talpavus nitidus Marsh p. 128
1902Talpavus nitidus Hay p. 738
1909Nyctitherium nitidus Matthew
1930Nyctitherium nitidum Hay p. 434
1962Talpavus nitidus McKenna et al.
1966Talpavus nitidus Robinson
1968Talpavus nitidus Robinson
1976Talpavus nitidus Krishtalka

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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
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
superfamilySoricoideaGill 1872
familyNyctitheriidaeSimpson 1928
genusNyctitherium
speciesnitidum()

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.

†Nyctitherium nitidum Marsh 1872
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 09:08:46
Modified: 2005-09-01 11:08:46
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hooker 2001, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Bridgerian or 51.10000 to 45.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Wyoming) Talpavus nitidus (16211 16244 16393 16418)
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Utah) Talpavus nitidus (16396)