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Lambdopsalidae

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Lambdopsalidae

Taxonomy
Lambdopsalidae was named by Chow and Qi (1978). It is not extant.

It was reranked as the unranked clade Lambdopsalidae by Williamson et al. (2016).

It was assigned to Multituberculata by Chow and Qi (1978); to Taeniolabidoidea by Mao et al. (2016); and to Taeniolabidoidea by Williamson et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Lambdopsalidae Chow and Qi
2016Lambdopsalidae Mao et al.
2016Lambdopsalidae Williamson 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
RankNameAuthor
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Allotheria()
orderMultituberculataCope 1884
suborderCimolodonta()
superfamilyTaeniolabidoidea()
familyLambdopsalidae
familyLambdopsalidae

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.

Fm. †Lambdopsalidae Chow and Qi 1978
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G. †Lambdopsalis Chow and Qi 1978
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†Lambdopsalis bulla Chow and Qi 1978
G. †Prionessus Matthew and Granger 1925
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†Prionessus lucifer Matthew and Granger 1925
G. †Sphenopsalis Matthew et al. 1928
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†Sphenopsalis nobilis Matthew et al. 1928
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealo
Diet: herbivoreo
Created: 2005-09-01 17:42:57
Modified: 2005-09-01 19:42:57
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988, Jenkins and Krause 1983, Hendy et al. 2009

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

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gashatan58.7 - 55.8China (Nei Mongol) Lambdopsalis sp., Prionessus sp. (72203) Prionessus sp., Lambdopsalis bulla (71076)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Mongolia (Omngov) Prionessus lucifer, Lambdopsalis bulla (133008) Prionessus lucifer, Sphenopsalis nobilis (133403)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Mongolia Prionessus sp. (133399)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8China (Nei Mongol) Lambdopsalis sp., Sphenopsalis nobilis (174237) Prionessus lucifer, Lambdopsalis bulla (133389)