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Zionodon

Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Amphilemuridae

Taxonomy
Zionodon was named by Dunn and Rasmussen (2009). It is not extant. Its type is Zionodon satanus.

It was assigned to Amphilemuridae by Dunn and Rasmussen (2009).

Species
Z. satanus (type species), Z. walshi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Zionodon Dunn and Rasmussen p. 322

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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
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Afroinsectiphilia
—Afroinsectivora
orderMacroscelideaButler 1956
familyAmphilemuridaeHill 1953
genusZionodon

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. †Zionodon Dunn and Rasmussen 2009
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†Zionodon satanus Dunn and Rasmussen 2009
†Zionodon walshi Dunn and Rasmussen 2009
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: omnivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: dental morphology suggests "a move from insectivory to omnivory" and postcranial morphology suggests Zionodon was "terrestrial, but habitually used uneven substrates, such as debris-strewn forest floors or rocky talus slopes"g
Created: 2010-01-02 11:27:47
Modified: 2010-01-02 13:27:47
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Dunn and Rasmussen 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Uintan or 46.20000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Utah) Z. satanus (93089) Z. walshi (16572 93090 93091)