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Blacktops latidens

Mammalia - Leptictidae

Taxonomy
Blacktops latidens was named by Meehan and Martin (2010). Its type specimen is UNSM 49039, a skull (nearly complete skull), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UNSM Sx-6 (Orella C), which is in an Orellan terrestrial horizon in the Brule Formation of Nebraska.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Blacktops latidens Meehan and Martin p. 102

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
superorderLeptictida
familyLeptictidaeGill 1872
genusBlacktops
specieslatidens

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.

Blacktops latidens Meehan and Martin 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-16 19:30:07
Modified: 2011-04-16 04:30:07
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Meehan and Martin 2010, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Orellan or 33.90000 to 33.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Nebraska) Blacktops latidens (type locality: 17221)