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Orthaspidotherium edwardsi

Mammalia - Condylarthra - Pleuraspidotheriidae

Taxonomy
Orthaspidotherium edwardsi was named by Lemoine (1885). Its type specimen is MNHN CRL 567, a mandible (right fragmentary hemimandible with p4-m3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mont Berru, which is in a Thanetian fluvial conglomerate in the Sables de Bracheux Formation of France. It is the type species of Orthaspidotherium.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Orthaspidotherium edwardsi Lemoine
2010Orthaspidotherium edwardsi Ladevèze et al. p. 1560

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Epitheria
orderCondylarthraCope 1881
familyPleuraspidotheriidaeZittel 1892
genusOrthaspidotheriumLemoine 1885
speciesedwardsiLemoine 1885

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.

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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: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Thanetian or 59.20000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0France (Champagne-Ardenne) Orthaspidotherium edwardsi (type locality: 68428 137125)
Thanetian - Early/Lower Eocene59.2 - 48.6France (Marne) Orthaspidotherium edwardsi (133367)