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Ptilodus tsosiensis

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Ptilodontidae

Taxonomy
Ptilodus tsosiensis was named by Sloan (1981). Its type locality is Mammalon Hill, which is in a Puercan terrestrial horizon in the Nacimiento Formation of New Mexico.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Ptilodus tsosiensis Sloan

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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
RankNameAuthor
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Allotheria()
orderMultituberculataCope 1884
suborderCimolodonta()
superfamilyPtilodontoidea()
familyPtilodontidaeCope 1887
genusPtilodus
speciestsosiensis

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.

Ptilodus tsosiensis Sloan 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealg
Diet: herbivoreg
Created: 2005-09-01 17:43:33
Modified: 2005-09-01 19:43:33
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Jenkins and Krause 1983, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Krause 1982

Age range: Puercan or 66.00000 to 63.30000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Montana) Ptilodus tsosiensis (14766)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Utah) Ptilodus tsosiensis (14692)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3Canada (Saskatchewan) Ptilodus tsosiensis (14768)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (New Mexico) Ptilodus tsosiensis (type locality: 14760)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Wyoming) Ptilodus tsosiensis (14724 14729 14732)