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Palaeomastodon beadnelli

Osteichthyes - Proboscidea - Palaeomastodontidae

Taxonomy
Palaeomastodon beadnelli was named by Andrews (1901). Its type specimen is CGM 10014, a mandible, and it is not a trace fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Phiomia minor by Matsumoto (1924).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Palaeomastodon beadnelli Andrews p. 528
1903Palaeomastodon beadnelli Andrews p. 110
1906Palaeomastodon beadnelli Andrews p. 150
2005Palaeomastodon beadnelli Shoshani and Tassy p. 355 figs. Appendix C.1
2010Palaeomastodon beadnelli Sanders et al. p. 182

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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
superorderAfrotheria
Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
Tethytheria
orderProboscidea()
suborderElephantiformesTassy 1988
familyPalaeomastodontidae
genusPalaeomastodonAndrews 1901
speciesbeadnelliAndrews 1901

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.

Palaeomastodon beadnelli Andrews 1901
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:32:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:32:09
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 37.71000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.71 - 27.3Egypt (Fayum) Palaeomastodon beadnelli (65960)