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Vulpavus farsonensis

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Vulpavus farsonensis was named by Gunnell (1998). Its type locality is Big Island-Blue Rim Badlands (UM BI-18), which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
V. simplex

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Vulpavus farsonensis Gunnell

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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
—Ferae()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
genusVulpavus
speciesfarsonensis

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.

†Vulpavus farsonensis Gunnell 1998
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealg
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-25 11:55:14
Modified: 2011-04-24 20:55:14
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Gebo and Rose 1993, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: Bridgerian or 51.10000 to 45.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Wyoming) Vulpavus farsonensis (type locality: 16099 16116)