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Pseudictops lophiodon

Mammalia - Anagalida - Anagalidae

Taxonomy
Pseudictops lophiodon was named by Matthew et al. (1929). Its type specimen is AMNH 21727, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gashato (AMNH), which is in a Paleocene terrestrial horizon in the Khashat Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Pseudictops.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Pseudictops lophiodon Matthew et al.

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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
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
orderAnagalida
familyAnagalidae
genusPseudictops
specieslophiodon

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.

†Pseudictops lophiodon Matthew et al. 1929
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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: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Late/Upper Paleocene or 58.70000 to 55.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gashatan58.7 - 55.8China (Nei Mongol) Pseudictops lophiodon (71076)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Mongolia (Omngov) Pseudictops lophiodon (type locality: 133403)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8China (Nei Mongol) Pseudictops lophiodon (133389 133392)