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Oxyacodon priscilla

Mammalia - Periptychidae

Taxonomy
Oxyacodon priscilla was named by Matthew (1937). Its type specimen is AMNH 3547a, a mandible (right dentary with p2-m3), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Oxyacodon agapetillus by Van Valen (1978).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Oxyacodon priscilla Matthew
1982Oxyacodon priscilla Archibald
1983Oxyacodon priscilla Archibald et al.
1993Oxyacodon priscilla Williamson and Lucas
1996Oxyacodon priscilla Williamson
1998Oxyacodon priscilla Eberle and Lillegraven

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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
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Bulbulodentata
familyPeriptychidaeCope 1882
genusOxyacodonOsborn and Earle 1895
speciespriscilla

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.

†Oxyacodon priscilla Matthew 1937
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:00:01
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:00:01
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Archibald 1998, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Puercan or 66.00000 to 63.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (New Mexico) Oxyacodon priscilla (14760)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (North Dakota) Oxyacodon priscilla (14765)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Wyoming) Oxyacodon priscilla (14706 14720 14797)