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Horolodectes sunae

Mammalia - Horolodectidae

Taxonomy
Horolodectes sunae was named by Scott et al. (2006). Its type specimen is UALVP 39200, a mandible, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Birchwood, which is in a Ti3 fluvial sandstone/sandstone in the Paskapoo Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Horolodectes.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Horolodectes sunae Scott et al. p. 1010

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
RankNameAuthor
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
familyHorolodectidae
genusHorolodectes
speciessunae

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.

†Horolodectes sunae Scott et al. 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Ti3 or 60.90000 to 56.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ti360.9 - 56.2Canada (Alberta) Arctocyonidae indet., Aphronorus sp. (14992) Horolodectes sunae (type locality: 14928)