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Peratherium comstocki

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Peratherium comstocki was named by Cope (1884).

It was recombined as Didelphis comstocki by Hay (1902); it was recombined as Herpetotherium comstocki by Crochet (1979).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. frequens

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Peratherium comstocki Cope
1902Didelphis comstocki Hay p. 571
1930Peratherium comstocki Hay p. 393
1979Herpetotherium comstocki Crochet
1983Peratherium comstocki Krishtalka and Stucky

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
—Marsupialia()
—Herpetotheriidae(Trouessart 1879)
genusPeratheriumAymard 1850
speciescomstockiCope 1884

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.

†Peratherium comstocki Cope 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-28 21:40:09
Modified: 2011-04-28 06:40:09
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Sánchez-Villagra et al. 2007, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Clemens 1979

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Early/Lower Uintan or 55.80000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Peratherium comstocki (15930)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Peratherium comstocki (15510 15942)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Peratherium comstocki (16240)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Peratherium comstocki (16207 16449)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Texas) Herpetotherium comstocki (16586)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Texas) Peratherium comstocki (16542)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Texas) Herpetotherium comstocki (16587)