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Palaeoryctes punctatus

Osteichthyes - Proteutheria - Palaeoryctidae

Taxonomy
Palaeoryctes punctatus was named by Van Valen (1966).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Palaeoryctes punctatus Van Valen

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
orderProteutheria
familyPalaeoryctidaeWinge 1917
genusPalaeoryctesMatthew 1913
speciespunctatus

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.

†Palaeoryctes punctatus Van Valen 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitef
Ontogeny: modification of partsf
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-10 10:27:49
Modified: 2005-09-10 12:27:49
Source: f = family, subc = subclass
References: Fox 2004, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Wasatchian or 66.00000 to 50.50000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (North Dakota) Palaeoryctes punctatus (14962)
Ti160.9 - 56.2Canada (Alberta) Palaeoryctes punctatus (14939)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2Canada (Alberta) Palaeoryctes punctatus (14954)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (North Dakota) Palaeoryctes punctatus (14931)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (Wyoming) Palaeoryctes punctatus (14936) Palaeoryctes sp. (15049)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Palaeoryctes punctatus (15072 15085 15159)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Palaeoryctes punctatus (16021)