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Pronodens transmontanus

Osteichthyes - Leptomerycidae

Taxonomy
Leptomeryx transmontanus was named by Douglass (1903).

It was synonymized subjectively with Hendryomeryx esulcatus by Webb (1998); it was recombined as Pronodens transmontanus by Korth and Diamond (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Leptomeryx transmontanus Douglass
1937Leptomeryx transmontanus Frick p. 625
2002Pronodens transmontanus Korth and Diamond p. 123

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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
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
Pecora()
familyLeptomerycidae
genusPronodens
speciestransmontanus()

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.

Pronodens transmontanus Douglass 1903
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: frugivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:47:23
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:47:23
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Webb 1998, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Orellan or 37.00000 to 31.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Montana) Leptomeryx transmontanus (16914 16924 16925)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Montana) Leptomeryx transmontanus (17109)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04USA (Montana) Pronodens transmontanus (235273)