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Oxyprimus galadrielae

Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae

Taxonomy
Oxyprimus galadrielae was named by Van Valen (1978). Its type specimen is PU 16866, a maxilla (left maxilla with P3-M3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mantua Lentil, which is in a Puercan terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Wyoming.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Oxyprimus galadrielae Van Valen

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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
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
orderProcreodiMatthew 1915
familyArctocyonidaeMurray 1866
genusOxyprimus
speciesgaladrielae

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.

Oxyprimus galadrielae Van Valen 1978
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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: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 13:54:39
Modified: 2011-04-24 18:06:44
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Archibald 1998, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Puercan or 66.00000 to 63.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Puercan66.0 - 63.8USA (Colorado) Oxyprimus galadrielae (14658)
Puercan66.0 - 63.8USA (Wyoming) Oxyprimus galadrielae (14796 14804 type locality: 14808)