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Plesiesthonyx minimus

Mammalia - Esthonychidae

Taxonomy
Franchaius minimus was named by Baudry (1992). Its type specimen is MNHN.Mu-197-L, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP V6167, Mutigny quarry, which is in a Ypresian terrestrial horizon in the Lignites de Soissonais Formation of France.

It was recombined as Plesiesthonyx minimus by Hooker (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Franchaius minimus Baudry
2010Plesiesthonyx minimus Hooker

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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()
suborderTillodontia()
familyEsthonychidaeCope 1883
genusPlesiesthonyxLemoine 1891
speciesminimus(Baudry 1992)

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.

Plesiesthonyx minimus Baudry 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 13:30:51
Modified: 2005-08-31 15:30:51
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Lucas and Schoch 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Marne) Franchaius minimus (35533 35535)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Plesiesthonyx minimus (38868)