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Altilambda

Mammalia - Pastoralodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Altilambda Chow and Wang
1988Altilambda Carroll
1992Altilambda Wang et al.
1992Altilambda de Muizon and Marshall p. 514 figs. Table 2

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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()
suborderPantodonta(Cope 1873)
superfamilyPantolambdoideaCope 1883
familyPastoralodontidae
genusAltilambda

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. †Altilambda Chow and Wang 1978
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Altilambda minor Tong 1982
Altilambda pactus Chow and Wang 1978
Altilambda tenuis Chow and Wang 1978
Altilambda yujingensis Wang et al. 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-08-24 13:29:27
Modified: 2005-08-31 15:49:46
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Paleocene to the top of the Middle Paleocene or 66.00000 to 58.70000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.7China (Anhui) A. tenuis (132941)
Early/Lower Paleocene - Middle Paleocene66.0 - 58.7China (Guangdong) A. pactus (179229)
Middle Paleocene61.7 - 58.7China (Guangdong) A. minor (139657) A. pactus (176606) A. sp. (180648)
Middle Paleocene61.7 - 58.7China (Anhui) A. pactus (179228) A. yujingensis (139611)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8China (Guangdong) A. sp. (123483)