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Prodiacodon concordiarcensis

Mammalia - Leptictidae

Taxonomy
Prodiacodon concordiarcensis was named by Simpson (1935). Its type locality is Gidley Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana.

It was recombined as Diacodon concordiarcensis by Gazin (1952), Gazin (1956) and Van Valen (1967).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Prodiacodon concordiarcensis Simpson
1952Diacodon concordiarcensis Gazin
1956Diacodon concordiarcensis Gazin
1956Diacodon pearcei Gazin p. 16 figs. Pl. 1:6
1967Diacodon concordiarcensis Van Valen
1977Prodiacodon concordiarcensis Novacek
1980Prodiacodon concordiarcensis Rigby, Jr.
1982Prodiacodon concordiarcensis Novacek

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
superorderLeptictida
familyLeptictidaeGill 1872
genusProdiacodon
speciesconcordiarcensis

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.

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Invalid names: Diacodon pearcei Gazin 1956 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-16 19:28:33
Modified: 2011-04-16 04:29:22
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Meehan and Martin 2010, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Torrejonian to the top of the Tiffanian or 63.80000 to 56.20000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Montana) Prodiacodon concordiarcensis (type locality: 14906)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) Diacodon concordiarcensis (14886)
Ti160.9 - 56.2Canada (Alberta) Prodiacodon concordiarcensis (14939)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (Montana) Prodiacodon concordiarcensis (15025)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (Wyoming) Diacodon pearcei (14989) Prodiacodon concordiarcensis (14936 198264)