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Palaeosinopa veterrima

Osteichthyes - Pantolestidae

Taxonomy
Palaeosinopa veterrima was named by Matthew (1901). It is the type species of Palaeosinopa.

It was synonymized subjectively with Palaeosinopa didelphoides by Delson (1971).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. osborni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Palaeosinopa veterrima Matthew
1902Palaeosinopa veterrima Hay p. 754
1930Palaeosinopa veterrima Hay p. 426
1980Palaeosinopa veterrima Gingerich p. 451
1980Palaeosinopa veterrima Schankler

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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()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
superfamilyPantolestoidae(Cope 1887)
familyPantolestidaeCope 1884
genusPalaeosinopaMatthew 1901
speciesveterrimaMatthew 1901

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.

†Palaeosinopa veterrima Matthew 1901
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwater, terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: piscivoref
Diet 2: durophagef
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-08-24 13:16:47
Modified: 2005-08-24 15:16:47
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Wasatchian or 56.00000 to 51.10000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lostcabinian56.0 - 51.1USA (Wyoming) Palaeosinopa veterrima (15915)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Wyoming) Palaeosinopa veterrima (15507 15510 15512 15519 15523 15524 15531 15532 15538 15542 15546 15551 15552 15555 15556 15575 15578 15687 15694 15702 15707 46682 46685 46705 46734 46746 46749 46758 46767 46846)