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Neoplagiaulax mckennai

Osteichthyes - Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae

Taxonomy
Neoplagiaulax mckennai was named by Sloan (1987). Its type locality is Love Quarry, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial conglomerate in Wyoming.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. copei, N. eocaenus, N. nicolai, N. sylvani

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Neoplagiaulax mckennai Sloan

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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()
superfamilyPtilodontoidea()
familyNeoplagiaulacidae
genusNeoplagiaulaxLemoine 1882
speciesmckennai

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.

†Neoplagiaulax mckennai Sloan 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealsubo
Diet: omnivoref
Created: 2005-09-11 16:54:47
Modified: 2005-09-11 18:54:47
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Krause 1982, Gunnell et al. 1995, Hopson 1973

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Tiffanian or 59.24000 to 56.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (Montana) Neoplagiaulax mckennai (15033 15048)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (Wyoming) Neoplagiaulax mckennai (type locality: 15034)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (North Dakota) Neoplagiaulax mckennai (15000)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0USA (Wyoming) Neoplagiaulax mckennai (15018 15024)