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Quadrodens wilsoni

Osteichthyes - Talpidae

Taxonomy
Quadrodens wilsoni was named by Macdonald (1970) [genotype]. Its type locality is Sharps (SDSM V-5359), which is in a Geringian terrestrial horizon in the Sharps Formation of South Dakota. It is the type species of Quadrodens.

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Palaeoscalopus pineridgensis Macdonald
1970Quadrodens wilsoni Macdonald

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
infraorderSoricotaKalandadze and Rautian 1992
superfamilyTalpoideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyTalpidae(Fischer de Waldheim 1817)
genusQuadrodens
specieswilsoni

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.

Quadrodens wilsoni Macdonald 1970
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Invalid names: Palaeoscalopus pineridgensis Macdonald 1970 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:41:29
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: Geringian or 29.50000 to 24.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (South Dakota) Domnina greeni (17641) Palaeoscalopus pineridgensis (17636 17649) Quadrodens wilsoni (type locality: 17635)