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Loxolophinae

Osteichthyes - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae

Taxonomy
Loxolophinae was named by Van Valen (1978). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Arctocyonidae by Eberle (2003).

Subtaxa
Desmatoclaenus
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2006-04-24

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Loxolophinae Van Valen
2003Loxolophinae Eberle p. 153

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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
orderProcreodiMatthew 1915
familyArctocyonidaeMurray 1866
subfamilyLoxolophinaeVan Valen 1978
subfamilyLoxolophinaeVan Valen 1978

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.

Subfm. †Loxolophinae Van Valen 1978
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G. †Desmatoclaenus Gazin 1941
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†Desmatoclaenus dianae Van Valen 1978
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Invalid names: Desmatoclaenus paracreodus Gazin 1941 [synonym]
†Desmatoclaenus mearae Van Valen 1978
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 13:54:39
Modified: 2011-04-24 18:06:44
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Archibald 1998, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Puercan to the top of the Ti1 or 66.00000 to 57.50000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Puercan66.0 - 63.4Canada (Saskatchewan) Desmatoclaenus sp. (14691)
Puercan66.0 - 63.4USA (Colorado) Desmatoclaenus protogonioides (14678 14792)
Puercan66.0 - 63.4USA (Utah) Desmatoclaenus hermaeus, Desmatoclaenus paracreodus (14790) Desmatoclaenus paracreodus (14670 14736) Desmatoclaenus sp. (14739 224186)
Puercan66.0 - 63.4USA (New Mexico) Desmatoclaenus dianae, Desmatoclaenus protogonioides (14703) Desmatoclaenus sp., Desmatoclaenus sp. (14795)
Torrejonian63.4 - 60.9USA (Utah) Desmatoclaenus sp. (14883)
Ti160.9 - 57.5Canada (Alberta) Desmatoclaenus sp. (14939)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5USA (Wyoming) Desmatoclaenus mearae (14989)