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Palaeanodon ignavus

Mammalia - Metacheiromyidae

Taxonomy
Palaeanodon ignavus was named by Matthew (1918). It is the type species of Palaeanodon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Palaeanodon ignavus Matthew
1930Palaeanodon ignavus Hay p. 422
1978Palaeanodon ignavus Rose p. 669

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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
—Ferae()
—PholidotamorphaGaudin et al. 2009
suborderPalaeanodontaMatthew 1918
familyMetacheiromyidae
genusPalaeanodon
speciesignavus

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.

†Palaeanodon ignavus Matthew 1918
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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: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Palaeanodon ignavus (15510 15513 15522 15540 15548 15552 15557 15572 15573 15576 15577 15623 15683 15694 46760 46785 46792 46800 46807 46809 46814 46834 46836 46837)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Palaeanodon ignavus (15684 15700)