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Ampliconus

Mammalia - Periptychidae

Taxonomy
Ampliconus was named by Eberle and Lillegraven (1998) [unpublished name of Middleton 1983; accidental validation]. It is not extant. Its type is Ampliconus browni.

It was assigned to Periptychidae by Eberle and Lillegraven (1998), McComas and Eberle (2016) and Atteberry and Eberle (2021).

Species
A. antoni, A. browni (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Ampliconus Eberle and Lillegraven
2016Ampliconus McComas and Eberle
2021Ampliconus Atteberry and Eberle

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Bulbulodentata
familyPeriptychidaeCope 1882
genusAmpliconus

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. †Ampliconus Eberle and Lillegraven 1998
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Ampliconus antoni Eberle and Lillegraven 1998
Ampliconus browni Eberle and Lillegraven 1998
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:00:01
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:00:01
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Archibald 1998, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Puercan or 66.00000 to 63.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Wyoming) A. antoni (14797 174233) A. browni (14713)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Colorado) A. browni (14658 176863)