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Aaptoryctes

Mammalia - Proteutheria - Palaeoryctidae

Taxonomy
Aaptoryctes was named by Gingerich (1982). It is not extant. Its type is Aaptoryctes ivyi.

It was assigned to Palaeoryctidae by Gingerich (1982), Carroll (1988) and Lopatin (2006).

Species
A. ivyi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Aaptoryctes Gingerich
1988Aaptoryctes Carroll
2006Aaptoryctes Lopatin

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
orderProteutheria
familyPalaeoryctidaeWinge 1917
genusAaptoryctes

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.

G. †Aaptoryctes Gingerich 1982
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†Aaptoryctes ivyi Gingerich 1982
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitef
Ontogeny: modification of partsf
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-10 10:27:49
Modified: 2005-09-10 12:27:49
Source: f = family, subc = subclass
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Fox 2004

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

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) A. ivyi (15059 46653) Gelastops sp. (14944)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Wyoming) A. ivyi (15024)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) A. ivyi (15028)