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Aphronorus bearspawensis

Mammalia - Pentacodontidae

Taxonomy
Aphronorus bearspawensis was named by Scott et al. (2013). Its type specimen is TMP 2011.090.0004, a tooth (LP4), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Narcissus (TMP locality L2395), which is in a Torrejonian channel lag sandstone/claystone in the Porcupine Hills Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Aphronorus bearspawensis Scott 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
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Cimolesta()
familyPentacodontidaeSimpson 1937
genusAphronorus
speciesbearspawensis

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.

Aphronorus bearspawensis Scott et al. 2013
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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, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Torrejonian or 63.30000 to 61.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Torrejonian63.3 - 61.7Canada (Alberta) Aphronorus bearspawensis (143198 type locality: 143200)