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Oligoryctes altitalonidus

Osteichthyes - Oligoryctidae

Taxonomy
Apternodus altitalonidus was named by Clark (1936) [in Scott and Jepsen].

It was recombined as Oligoryctes altitalonidus by Tabrum et al. (1996) and Asher et al. (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Apternodus altitalonidus Clark
1996Oligoryctes altitalonidus Tabrum et al.
2002Oligoryctes altitalonidus Asher and et al.

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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
familyOligoryctidae
genusOligoryctes
speciesaltitalonidus(Clark 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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Uintan to the top of the Orellan or 45.90000 to 31.80000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Oligoryctes sp. (16630)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Montana) Oligoryctes altitalonidus (16959 16988 17010)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Apternodus altitalonidus (16960 16962 16963) Oligoryctes altitalonidus (16961)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (South Dakota) Apternodus altitalonidus (17007)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (North Dakota) Oligoryctes altitalonidus (17101)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Montana) Oligoryctes altitalonidus (17090)