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Jiangxia chaotoensis

Mammalia - Acreodi - Mesonychidae

Taxonomy
Jiangxia chaotoensis was named by Zhang et al. (1979). Its type specimen is V5037, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chijiang Basin (general), which is in a Paleocene terrestrial mudstone in the Chijiang Formation of China. It is the type species of Jiangxia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Jiangxia chaotoensis Zhang 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
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
orderAcreodiMatthew 1909
Mesonychia
familyMesonychidae
genusJiangxia
specieschaotoensis

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.

Jiangxia chaotoensis Zhang et al. 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:02:52
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:02:52
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Archibald 1998, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Middle Paleocene or 61.70000 to 58.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Paleocene61.7 - 58.7China (Jiangxi) Jiangxia chaotoensis (type locality: 176612)