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Argaliatherium robustum

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Argaliatherium robustum was named by Cifelli and Davis (2015). Its type specimen is OMNH 61153, a maxilla (LMx preserving the protocone and lingual edges of the paracone and metacone), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cloverly (OMNH V62), which is in an Albian/Cenomanian terrestrial horizon in the Cloverly Formation of Montana. It is the type species of Argaliatherium.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Argaliatherium robustum Cifelli and Davis fig. 2B

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
genusArgaliatherium
speciesrobustum

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.

Argaliatherium robustum Cifelli and Davis 2015
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialuc
Diet: insectivoreuc
Created: 2005-09-06 19:53:51
Modified: 2005-09-07 19:44:02
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Luo et al. 2003, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Middle Albian to the top of the Early/Lower Cenomanian or 109.00000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian109.0 - 93.5USA (Montana) Argaliatherium robustum (type locality: 14380)