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Metasarcodon

Osteichthyes - Sarcodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Metasarcodon Lopatin and Kondrashov p. 179
2006Metasarcodon Lopatin

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Cimolesta()
familySarcodontidae()
genusMetasarcodon

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.

G. †Metasarcodon Lopatin and Kondrashov 2004
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Metasarcodon reshetovi Lopatin and Kondrashov 2004
Metasarcodon udovichenkoi Averianov 1994
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Middle Eocene or 56.00000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Kyrgyzstan (Osh) Sarcodon udovichenkoi (28490)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Mongolia (Ovorhangai) M. reshetovi (93596)