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Simpsonodus chacensis

Osteichthyes - Diacodexeidae

Taxonomy
Pantolestes chacensis was named by Cope (1875) [AMNH 48694 is the neotype]. Its type specimen is AMNH 48694, a set of teeth, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Trigonolestes chacensis by Matthew (1899), Hay (1902); it was recombined as Diacodexis chacensis by Sinclair (1914); it was recombined as Simpsonodus chacensis by Krishtalka and Stucky (1986), Stucky (1998), Theodor et al. (2007).

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Uhen on 2016-11-11

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Pantolestes chacensis Cope p. 15
1899Trigonolestes chacensis Matthew
1902Trigonolestes chacensis Hay p. 649
1914Diacodexis chacensis Sinclair
1986Simpsonodus chacensis Krishtalka and Stucky
1998Simpsonodus chacensis Stucky
2007Simpsonodus chacensis Theodor et al. p. 41

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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
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
familyDiacodexeidae
genusSimpsonodus
specieschacensis()

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.

Simpsonodus chacensis Cope 1875
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: herbivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:10:39
Modified: 2005-09-02 12:01:12
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Stucky 1998, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: Wasatchian or 56.00000 to 51.10000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (New Mexico) Diacodexis chacensis (15663) Simpsonodus chacensis (15432 15444 15453)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Colorado) Diacodexis chacensis (15225) Diacodexis robustus (15277)