Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Mixodectes malaris

Mammalia - Mixodectidae

Taxonomy
Indrodon malaris was named by Cope (1884) [genotype]. Its type specimen is A.M.N.H. No. 3080, a partial skull (exceptionally badly shattered palate and mandible; left upper dentition is recognizeable), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Indrodon.

It was recombined as Mixodectes malaris by Matthew (1937), Szalay (1969), Rigby (1980) and Gunnell (1989).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Indrodon malaris Cope p. 318
1902Indrodon malaris Hay p. 792
1902Indrodon malaris Osborn p. 208 figs. Figure 33
1930Indrodon malaris Hay p. 448
1937Mixodectes malaris Matthew
1969Mixodectes malaris Szalay
1978Oxyacodon tecumsae Van Valen
1980Mixodectes malaris Rigby, Jr.
1989Mixodectes malaris Gunnell

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
superfamilyMixodectoidea
familyMixodectidaeCope 1883
genusMixodectes
speciesmalaris()

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.

†Mixodectes malaris Cope 1884
show all | hide all
Invalid names: Oxyacodon tecumsae Van Valen 1978 [synonym]
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: Torrejonian or 63.80000 to 60.90000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Texas) Mixodectes malaris (14887 14948)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) Mixodectes malaris (14886)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (New Mexico) Mixodectes malaris (14815 14816 14825 14833 14865 14868 14873 14893)