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Gerhardodon purbeckensis

Osteichthyes - Multituberculata - Pinheirodontidae

Taxonomy
Gerhardodon purbeckensis was named by Kielan-Jaworowska and Ensom (1992) [new genus and species per these authors]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sunnydown Farm Quarry (clay: upper horizon; equivalent to DB 102/103 ), which is in a Berriasian/Berriasian lacustrine - small limestone/claystone in the Lulworth Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Gerhardodon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Gerhardodon purbeckensis Kielan-Jaworowska and Ensom
1993Gerhardodon purbeckensis Hahn p. 208
2004Gerhardodon purbeckensis Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 254, 313-314

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Allotheria()
orderMultituberculataCope 1884
suborderPlagiaulacida(Ameghino 1889)
familyPinheirodontidae
genusGerhardodon
speciespurbeckensis

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.

†Gerhardodon purbeckensis Kielan-Jaworowska and Ensom 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealo
Diet: herbivoreo
Created: 2005-09-01 17:42:57
Modified: 2005-09-01 19:42:57
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Jenkins and Krause 1983, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Berriasian to the top of the Middle Berriasian or 143.10000 to 139.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Berriasian - Middle Berriasian143.1 - 139.1United Kingdom (England) Gerhardodon purbeckensis (type locality: 28401)