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Klamelia zhaopengi

Mammalia - Eutriconodonta - Klameliidae

Taxonomy
Klamelia zhaopengi was named by Chow and Rich (1984). Its type specimen is IVPP V6447, a mandible (fragmentary mandible), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Laoshangou, Klamelia, which is in a Callovian terrestrial horizon in the Shishugou Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Klamelia zhaopengi Chow and Rich p. 227 figs. 1-3
1988Klamelia zhaopengi Jenkins, Jr. and Schaff p. 22
2004Klamelia zhaopengi Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 219, 239

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
orderEutriconodontaKermack et al. 1973
familyKlameliidae
genusKlamelia
specieszhaopengi

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.

Klamelia zhaopengi Chow and Rich 1984
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. Chow and T. H. V. Rich 1984That ofthe genus until other species are described.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialuc
Diet: insectivoreuc
Created: 2005-09-06 19:53:51
Modified: 2005-09-07 19:44:02
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Luo et al. 2003, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973

Age range: Callovian or 166.10000 to 163.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian166.1 - 163.5China (Xinjiang) Klamelia zhaopengi (type locality: 106190)