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Tienshanilophus

Mammalia - Phenacolophidae

Taxonomy
Tienshanilophus was named by Tong (1978). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Phenacolophidae by Zhang (1978), Carroll (1988) and Mao et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Tienshanilophus Tong
1978Tienshanilophus Zhang
1988Tienshanilophus Carroll
2015Tienshanilophus Mao 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
Euungulata
Altungulata
familyPhenacolophidae
genusTienshanilophusTong 1978

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. †Tienshanilophus Tong 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

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

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8China (Xin-jiang (Sinkiang)) T. subashiensis, T. shengjinkouensis (176619)