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Ocajila makpiyahe

Osteichthyes - Erinaceidae

Taxonomy
Ocajila makpiyahe was named by Macdonald (1963). Its type specimen is SDSM 56105, a mandible (fragment of left mandible, with slightly worn m2-3.), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sharps (SDSM V-5360), which is in a Geringian terrestrial horizon in the Sharps Formation of South Dakota. It is the type species of Ocajila.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Ocajila makpiyahe Macdonald p. 166 fig. 4

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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
familyErinaceidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyGalericinaePomel 1848
tribeGalericiniPomel 1848
genusOcajila
speciesmakpiyahe

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.

†Ocajila makpiyahe Macdonald 1963
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. R. Macdonald 1963Trigonid compressed antero- posteriorly; anteroposterior diameter of tri- gonid subequal to that of talonid; paraconid reduced to ridge.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semifossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2012-05-14 22:01:37
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Orellan to the top of the Geringian or 33.90000 to 24.70000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Montana) Ocajila makpiyahe (17090)
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (South Dakota) Ocajila makpiyahe (type locality: 17636)
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (Nebraska) Ocajila sp. (17709)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Ocajila makpiyahe (17708)
early Early Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Ocajila makpiyahe (156729)