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Peradectes minor

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Peradectes minor was named by Clemens (2006). It is not extant. Its type specimen is UCMP 115386, a tooth. Its type locality is Purgatory Hill, which is in a Puercan terrestrial horizon in the Tullock Formation of Montana. It is the type species of Peradectes.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Peradectes minor Clemens p. 26 fig. 2
2012Peradectes minor Williamson et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
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
Marsupialia()
Peradectidae(Crochet 1979)
genusPeradectes
speciesminor

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.

Peradectes minor Clemens 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-28 22:06:26
Modified: 2011-04-28 07:06:26
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Clemens 1979, Horovitz et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Puercan or 66.00000 to 63.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pu366.0 - 63.3USA (Montana) Peradectes minor (14738 218647)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Montana) Peradectes minor (14666) Peradectes sp. (type locality: 14766)