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Cimolodon wardi

Osteichthyes - Multituberculata - Cimolodontidae

Taxonomy
Cimolodon wardi was named by Eaton (2006). Its type specimen is UMNH VP 6912, a tooth (RM1/), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Paul's Locality (UMNH VP Loc. 10), which is in a Campanian fluvial mudstone/sandstone in the Wahweap Formation of Utah.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Cimolodon wardi Eaton p. 381 figs. 6A-E

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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
suborderCimolodonta()
superfamilyPtilodontoidea()
familyCimolodontidaeMarsh 1889
genusCimolodonMarsh 1889
specieswardi

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.

Cimolodon wardi 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: arborealsubo
Diet: omnivoref
Created: 2005-09-11 16:53:29
Modified: 2005-09-11 18:53:29
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Gunnell et al. 1995, Hopson 1973, Krause 1982, Hendy et al. 2009

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

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2USA (Utah) Cimolodon wardi (14413 276374)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Utah) Cimolodon wardi (type locality: 14421)