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Aquiladelphis laurae

Osteichthyes - Aquiladelphidae

Taxonomy
Aquiladelphis laurae was named by Eaton (2006) [Originally assigned questionably to Aquiladelphis as "?Aqualadelphis laurae n. sp."]. Its type specimen is UMNH VP 5632, a tooth (a r M2/?), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Websters Flats Locality (UMNH VP Loc. 11), which is in a Campanian floodplain mudstone/sandstone in the Wahweap Formation of Utah.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Aquiladelphis laurae Eaton p. 398 figs. 13C-D

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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
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
superfamilyPediomyoideaSimpson 1927
familyAquiladelphidae
genusAquiladelphis
specieslaurae

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.

Aquiladelphis laurae Eaton 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: omnivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-28 11:05:11
Modified: 2011-04-27 20:05:35
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Clemens 1979

Age range: Early/Lower Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Utah) Aquiladelphis laurae (type locality: 14430)