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Hyotheridium dobsoni

Osteichthyes - Proteutheria - Palaeoryctidae

Taxonomy
Hyotheridium dobsoni was named by Gregory and Simpson (1926). It is not extant. Its type specimen is AMNH 21702.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Hyotheridium dobsoni Gregory and Simpson pp. 11-12 figs. 11-12
1928Hyotheridium dobsoni Simpson p. 2

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
orderProteutheria
familyPalaeoryctidaeWinge 1917
subfamilyDeltatheridiinaeGregory and Simpson 1926
genusHyotheridium
speciesdobsoni

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.

†Hyotheridium dobsoni Gregory and Simpson 1926
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitef
Ontogeny: modification of partsf
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-10 10:27:49
Modified: 2005-09-10 12:27:49
Source: f = family, subc = subclass
References: Fox 2004, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002
Collections
No collection or age range data are available