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Pataecops minutissimus

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Hyracodontidae

Taxonomy
Rhodopagus minutissimus was named by Reshetov (1979). Its type specimen is PIN 3486-1, a maxilla, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Andarak 2, which is in a Ypresian terrestrial horizon in the Alai Beds Formation of Kyrgyzstan.

It was recombined as Pataecops minutissimus by Averianov and Godinot (2005).

Synonyms
  • Pataecops microdon was named by Reshetov (1979). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Andarak 2, which is in a Ypresian terrestrial horizon in the Alai Beds Formation of Kyrgyzstan.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Pataecops minutissimus by Averianov and Godinot (2005).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Pataecops microdon Reshetov
1979Rhodopagus minutissimus Reshetov
2005Pataecops minutissimus Averianov and Godinot

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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
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
Ceratomorpha(Wood 1937)
superfamilyRhinocerotoidea
familyHyracodontidaeCope 1879
genusPataecopsRadinsky 1966
speciesminutissimus(Reshetov 1979)

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.

Pataecops minutissimus Reshetov 1979
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Invalid names: Pataecops microdon Reshetov 1979 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 15:07:17
Modified: 2005-08-31 17:07:17
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Prothero 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Arshantan to the top of the Ypresian or 48.60000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Kyrgyzstan (Osh) Pataecops microdon, Rhodopagus minutissimus (type locality: 28490)
Arshantan48.6 - 37.2Kazakhstan Rhodopagus minutissimus (31009)