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Solatherium nenjiangensis

Osteichthyes - Pediomyidae

Taxonomy
Solatherium nenjiangensis was named by Gao et al. (2024). Its type specimen is RCPS VH8017, a tooth (A left m2 or m3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Solatherium holotype site, which is in a Campanian terrestrial mudstone/siltstone in China. It is the type species of Solatherium.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Solatherium nenjiangensis Gao et al. figs. Figs. 3, 4A–E, 5A–J

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
superfamilyPediomyoideaSimpson 1927
familyPediomyidae()
genusSolatherium
speciesnenjiangensis

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.

Solatherium nenjiangensis Gao et al. 2024
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: omnivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-28 11:05:11
Modified: 2011-04-27 20:05:35
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988, Clemens 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Early/Lower Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2China Solatherium nenjiangensis (type locality: 236498)